What is the difference between Chipping and Gloss Black?

ΔE 10 (close). Gloss Black is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chipping vs Gloss Black

Chipping

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20064
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #200b0e (estimate)

Gloss Black

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.861
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c191d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gloss Black is a little lighter, more muted than Chipping.

Can I use Gloss Black instead of Chipping?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gloss Black is a little lighter, more muted than Chipping.

Can I use Chipping instead of Gloss Black?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chipping is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Chipping on the colour wheel See Gloss Black on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chipping

Chipping vs Evil Red (72.112)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gloss Black
Chipping vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gloss Black
Chipping vs Black (70.950)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gloss Black

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Gloss Black

Gloss Black vs Outlining Black (AMMO.F-502)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chipping
Gloss Black vs NATO Black (ATOM-20161)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Chipping
Gloss Black vs Satin Black (ATOM-20162)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Chipping

All matches: Chipping equivalents · Gloss Black equivalents