What is the difference between Nighthaunt Gloom and Grey Spell?

ΔE 20 (loose). Grey Spell is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Nighthaunt Gloom vs Grey Spell

Nighthaunt Gloom

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #4a8a9a (estimate)

Grey Spell

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN32
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #838eac (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Grey Spell is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Nighthaunt Gloom.

Can I use Grey Spell instead of Nighthaunt Gloom?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Grey Spell is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Nighthaunt Gloom.

Can I use Nighthaunt Gloom instead of Grey Spell?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nighthaunt Gloom is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Nighthaunt Gloom on the colour wheel See Grey Spell on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Nighthaunt Gloom

Nighthaunt Gloom vs Ancestral Blue (SIN33)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Grey Spell
Nighthaunt Gloom vs Magic Blue (SIN31)Instant Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Grey Spell
Nighthaunt Gloom vs Leviathan Blue (SIN46)Instant Colors · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Grey Spell

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Spell

Grey Spell vs Pylar GlacierColour: Contrast · ΔE 7, close · closer than Nighthaunt Gloom
Grey Spell vs Space Wolves GreyColour: Contrast · ΔE 9, close · closer than Nighthaunt Gloom
Grey Spell vs Gryph-Charger GreyColour: Contrast · ΔE 10, close · closer than Nighthaunt Gloom

All matches: Nighthaunt Gloom equivalents · Grey Spell equivalents