What is the difference between Night Sky and RLM 70 Black Green?

ΔE 8 (close). RLM 70 Black Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Sky vs RLM 70 Black Green

Night Sky

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

RLM 70 Black Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-18
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #283647 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 70 Black Green is a little darker than Night Sky.

Can I use RLM 70 Black Green instead of Night Sky?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). RLM 70 Black Green is a little darker than Night Sky.

Can I use Night Sky instead of RLM 70 Black Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Sky 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 Night Sky on the colour wheel See RLM 70 Black Green 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 RLM 70 Black Green
Night Sky vs Dark Gray (Dunkel Grau) (H-513)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than RLM 70 Black Green
Night Sky vs Extra Dark Seagray BS381C 640 (C-333)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than RLM 70 Black Green

Other Army Painter paints close to RLM 70 Black Green

RLM 70 Black Green vs Deep Ocean BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Night Sky
RLM 70 Black Green vs Navy Blue (WP4132P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Night Sky
RLM 70 Black Green vs Terrestrial TitanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Night Sky

All matches: Night Sky equivalents · RLM 70 Black Green equivalents