What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and RLM 74 Dark Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). RLM 74 Dark Gray is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs RLM 74 Dark Gray

Skavenblight Dinge

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a4438 (estimate)

RLM 74 Dark Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444141 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 74 Dark Gray is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use RLM 74 Dark Gray instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). RLM 74 Dark Gray is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of RLM 74 Dark Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skavenblight Dinge is more saturated.

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 Skavenblight Dinge on the colour wheel See RLM 74 Dark Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs Olive Drab FS34087 (C-304)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 74 Dark Gray
Skavenblight Dinge vs Olive Drab FS34087 (H-304)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 74 Dark Gray
Skavenblight Dinge vs Dark Earth (C-22)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 74 Dark Gray

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 74 Dark Gray

RLM 74 Dark Gray vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
RLM 74 Dark Gray vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
RLM 74 Dark Gray vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · RLM 74 Dark Gray equivalents