Dark Tone vs Midnight Blue

Dark Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
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 Dark Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Dark 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 Dark Tone?

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

Can I use Dark Tone instead of Midnight Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark 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 Dark Tone on the colour wheel See Midnight Blue on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Dark Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Midnight Blue

All matches: Dark Tone equivalents · Midnight Blue equivalents

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