What is the difference between Dawnstone and RLM 75 Gray Violet?

ΔE 10 (close). RLM 75 Gray Violet is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dawnstone vs RLM 75 Gray Violet

Dawnstone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6e6a (estimate)

RLM 75 Gray Violet

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-69
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b5e5d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 75 Gray Violet is a little darker, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use RLM 75 Gray Violet instead of Dawnstone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). RLM 75 Gray Violet is a little darker, more saturated than Dawnstone.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of RLM 75 Gray Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dawnstone is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Dawnstone on the colour wheel See RLM 75 Gray Violet on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dawnstone

Dawnstone vs IJN Hull Color/Sasebo (C-602)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 75 Gray Violet
Dawnstone vs JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 (C-607)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 75 Gray Violet
Dawnstone vs Dark Gray 2 (H-83)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 75 Gray Violet

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 75 Gray Violet

RLM 75 Gray Violet vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
RLM 75 Gray Violet vs DawnstoneColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close
RLM 75 Gray Violet vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dawnstone equivalents · RLM 75 Gray Violet equivalents