What is the difference between Night Sky and Dark Gray 2?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Gray 2 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Sky vs Dark Gray 2

Night Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #394858 (estimate)

Dark Gray 2

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #435763 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Gray 2 is a little lighter, cooler than Night Sky.

Can I use Dark Gray 2 instead of Night Sky?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Gray 2 is a little lighter, cooler than Night Sky.

Can I use Night Sky instead of Dark Gray 2?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Sky is a little darker, warmer.

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 Night Sky on the colour wheel See Dark Gray 2 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Night Sky

Night Sky vs Dark Gray (Dunkel Grau) (C-513)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Gray 2
Night Sky vs Dark Gray (Dunkel Grau) (H-513)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Gray 2
Night Sky vs Extra Dark Seagray BS381C 640 (C-333)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Gray 2

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Gray 2

Dark Gray 2 vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Night Sky
Dark Gray 2 vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Night Sky
Dark Gray 2 vs Necromancer CloakWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close · closer than Night Sky

All matches: Night Sky equivalents · Dark Gray 2 equivalents