Black Tone vs Midnight Blue

Black Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4024P
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#1a1614 (estimate)

Midnight Blue

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09019
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1d2329 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Blue is a little lighter than Black Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Black Tone is a wash/shade and Reaper Midnight Blue is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Midnight Blue instead of Black Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Midnight Blue is a little lighter than Black Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Black Tone instead of Midnight Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black Tone is a little darker.

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 Tone on the colour wheel See Midnight Blue on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Black Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Midnight Blue

All matches: Black Tone equivalents · Midnight Blue equivalents

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