What is the difference between Necromancer Cloak and Cold Armour?

ΔE 7 (close). Cold Armour is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Necromancer Cloak vs Cold Armour

Necromancer Cloak

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #535663 (estimate)

Cold Armour

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #606578 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cold Armour is a little lighter than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Cold Armour instead of Necromancer Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cold Armour is a little lighter than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Necromancer Cloak instead of Cold Armour?

The same difference applies the other way round: Necromancer Cloak 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 Necromancer Cloak on the colour wheel See Cold Armour on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Necromancer Cloak

Necromancer Cloak vs Cobalt Violet Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close
Necromancer Cloak vs Silver Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, fair
Necromancer Cloak vs Indigo (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Cold Armour

Cold Armour vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Necromancer Cloak
Cold Armour vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Necromancer Cloak
Cold Armour vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Necromancer Cloak equivalents · Cold Armour equivalents