What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Dark Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Gray is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Dark Gray

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4048 (estimate)

Dark Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a5158 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Gray is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Dark Gray instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Gray is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Dark Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mechanicus Standard Grey is a little darker.

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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mechanicus Standard Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Gray
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Dark Gray
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Gray

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Gray

Dark Gray vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Dark Gray vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
Dark Gray vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Dark Gray equivalents