What is the difference between Slate Grey and Dark Sea Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Sea Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate Grey vs Dark Sea Green

Slate Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5151 (estimate)

Dark Sea Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.868
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3b40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Green is a little darker than Slate Grey.

Can I use Dark Sea Green instead of Slate Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Sea Green is a little darker than Slate Grey.

Can I use Slate Grey instead of Dark Sea Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate Grey is a little lighter.

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 Slate Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Sea Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Sea Green
Slate Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Sea Green
Slate Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sea Green

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Sea Green

Dark Sea Green vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Slate Grey
Dark Sea Green vs Rubber & Tires (ATOM-20159)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Slate Grey
Dark Sea Green vs Matt Earth FS-34088 (AMMO.F-507)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Slate Grey

All matches: Slate Grey equivalents · Dark Sea Green equivalents