What is the difference between Dark Reaper and Anthracite Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Anthracite Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs Anthracite Grey

Dark Reaper

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

Anthracite Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.052
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44494f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Anthracite Grey is more muted than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Anthracite Grey instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Anthracite Grey is more muted than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of Anthracite Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper is more saturated.

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 Anthracite Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Reaper

Dark Reaper vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Anthracite Grey
Dark Reaper vs USAF Green (71.124)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Anthracite Grey
Dark Reaper vs Black Green (71.018)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Anthracite Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Anthracite Grey

Anthracite Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Anthracite Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper
Anthracite Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Reaper

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · Anthracite Grey equivalents