What is the difference between Celestra Grey and Sombre Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Sombre Grey is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Celestra Grey vs Sombre Grey

Celestra Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a9aa8 (estimate)

Sombre Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77859b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sombre Grey is a little darker, warmer than Celestra Grey.

Can I use Sombre Grey instead of Celestra Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sombre Grey is a little darker, warmer than Celestra Grey.

Can I use Celestra Grey instead of Sombre Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Celestra Grey is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Celestra Grey on the colour wheel See Sombre Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Celestra Grey

Celestra Grey vs USN Light Ghost Grey (70.615)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Celestra Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Celestra Grey vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sombre Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Sombre Grey

Sombre Grey vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Celestra Grey
Sombre Grey vs Slaanesh GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Celestra Grey
Sombre Grey vs Russ GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Celestra Grey equivalents · Sombre Grey equivalents