What is the difference between Scarab Green and Midnight Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Midnight Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scarab Green vs Midnight Blue

Scarab Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f3c42 (estimate)

Midnight Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-55
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #36454f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Midnight Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Scarab Green.

Can I use Midnight Blue instead of Scarab Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Midnight Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Scarab Green.

Can I use Scarab Green instead of Midnight Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scarab Green 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 Scarab Green on the colour wheel See Midnight Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Scarab Green

Scarab Green vs RLM 74 Gray Green (C-36)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Midnight Blue
Scarab Green vs RLM 74 Gray Green (N-68)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Midnight Blue
Scarab Green vs Dark Seagray BS381C/638 (H-331)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Midnight Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Midnight Blue

Midnight Blue vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarab Green
Midnight Blue vs Night SkyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarab Green
Midnight Blue vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarab Green

All matches: Scarab Green equivalents · Midnight Blue equivalents