What is the difference between Necromancer Cloak and Gray Violet?

ΔE 9 (close). Gray Violet is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Necromancer Cloak vs Gray Violet

Necromancer Cloak

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

Gray Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #595c5b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Violet is more muted than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Gray Violet instead of Necromancer Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Gray Violet is more muted than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Necromancer Cloak instead of Gray Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Necromancer Cloak is more saturated.

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 Gray Violet 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 Gray Violet
Necromancer Cloak vs AMT-11 Blue Grey (71.304)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gray Violet
Necromancer Cloak vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gray Violet

Other Army Painter paints close to Gray Violet

Gray Violet vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Necromancer Cloak
Gray Violet vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Gray Violet vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Necromancer Cloak equivalents · Gray Violet equivalents