What is the difference between Dark Reaper and Field Gray 1?

ΔE 6 (close). Field Gray 1 is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs Field Gray 1

Dark Reaper

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a50 (estimate)

Field Gray 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #30414a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Field Gray 1 is cooler than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Field Gray 1 instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Field Gray 1 is cooler than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of Field Gray 1?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper is 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 Dark Reaper on the colour wheel See Field Gray 1 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Reaper

Dark Reaper vs Dark Seagray BS381C/638 (H-331)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Field Gray 1
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (C-36)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Gray 1
Dark Reaper vs RLM 74 Gray Green (N-68)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Field Gray 1

Other Citadel paints close to Field Gray 1

Field Gray 1 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Field Gray 1 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Field Gray 1 vs Incubi DarknessColour: Base · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · Field Gray 1 equivalents