What is the difference between Morghast Bone and IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai)?

ΔE 7 (close). IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Morghast Bone vs IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai)

Morghast Bone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8b88a (estimate)

IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai)

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-528
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bfa778 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) is a little darker, warmer than Morghast Bone.

Can I use IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) instead of Morghast Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) is a little darker, warmer than Morghast Bone.

Can I use Morghast Bone instead of IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Morghast Bone is a little lighter, 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 Morghast Bone on the colour wheel See IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Morghast Bone

Morghast Bone vs Sail Color (C-45)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Morghast Bone vs Sail Color (H-85)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close
Morghast Bone vs Sail Color (N-85)Acrysion · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai)

IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) vs Ushabti BoneColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) vs Ushabti BoneColour: Air · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Morghast Bone equivalents · IDF Gray 1 (-1981 Sinai) equivalents