What is the difference between Dark Reaper and German Uniform?

ΔE 10 (close). German Uniform is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Reaper vs German Uniform

Dark Reaper

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

German Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.920
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4b43 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Uniform is warmer than Dark Reaper.

Can I use German Uniform instead of Dark Reaper?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). German Uniform is warmer than Dark Reaper.

Can I use Dark Reaper instead of German Uniform?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Reaper is 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 Dark Reaper on the colour wheel See German Uniform 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 German Uniform
Dark Reaper vs USAF Green (71.124)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than German Uniform
Dark Reaper vs Black Green (71.018)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than German Uniform

Other Citadel paints close to German Uniform

German Uniform vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Reaper
German Uniform vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
German Uniform vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dark Reaper equivalents · German Uniform equivalents