What is the difference between Necromancer Cloak and Grey Violet RLM75?

ΔE 6 (close). Grey Violet RLM75 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Necromancer Cloak vs Grey Violet RLM75

Necromancer Cloak

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

Grey Violet RLM75

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.259
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #565c60 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Violet RLM75 is more muted than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Grey Violet RLM75 instead of Necromancer Cloak?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Grey Violet RLM75 is more muted than Necromancer Cloak.

Can I use Necromancer Cloak instead of Grey Violet RLM75?

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 Grey Violet RLM75 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 Grey Violet RLM75
Necromancer Cloak vs AMT-11 Blue Grey (71.304)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grey Violet RLM75
Necromancer Cloak vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grey Violet RLM75

Other Army Painter paints close to Grey Violet RLM75

Grey Violet RLM75 vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Necromancer Cloak
Grey Violet RLM75 vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close
Grey Violet RLM75 vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Necromancer Cloak equivalents · Grey Violet RLM75 equivalents