What is the difference between Black Metal and Gunmetal Blue?

ΔE 26 (loose). Gunmetal Blue is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Metal vs Gunmetal Blue

Black Metal

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0173
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #4f4b3c (estimate)

Gunmetal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.800
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #1e232f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gunmetal Blue is noticeably darker, cooler than Black Metal.

Can I use Gunmetal Blue instead of Black Metal?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Gunmetal Blue is noticeably darker, cooler than Black Metal.

Can I use Black Metal instead of Gunmetal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Metal is noticeably lighter, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Black Metal on the colour wheel See Gunmetal Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Metal

Black Metal vs Rusty Metal (77.158 Shade)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gunmetal Blue
Black Metal vs Obsidian Black (77.180 Airbrush)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gunmetal Blue
Black Metal vs Obsidian Black (77.140 Base)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 10, close · closer than Gunmetal Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Gunmetal Blue

Gunmetal Blue vs Metallic Black (ATOM-20168)ATOM · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Black Metal
Gunmetal Blue vs Burnt Iron (ATOM-20169)ATOM · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Black Metal
Gunmetal Blue vs Gun Metal (ATOM-20167)ATOM · ΔE 37, loose

All matches: Black Metal equivalents · Gunmetal Blue equivalents