What is the difference between Necromancer Cloak and Dark Sea Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Sea Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Necromancer Cloak vs Dark Sea Gray

Necromancer Cloak

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

Dark Sea Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.053
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #454e55 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Gray is a little darker than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Dark Sea Gray instead of Necromancer Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Sea Gray is a little darker than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Necromancer Cloak instead of Dark Sea Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Necromancer Cloak 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 Necromancer Cloak on the colour wheel See Dark Sea Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Necromancer Cloak

Necromancer Cloak vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Sea Gray
Necromancer Cloak vs AMT-11 Blue Grey (71.304)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Sea Gray
Necromancer Cloak vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sea Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Sea Gray

Dark Sea Gray vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Necromancer Cloak
Dark Sea Gray vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close
Dark Sea Gray vs Night SkyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Necromancer Cloak equivalents · Dark Sea Gray equivalents