What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and Darkness Grey?

ΔE 11 (fair). Darkness Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs Darkness Grey

Skavenblight Dinge

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

Darkness Grey

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA11
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #454b4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Darkness Grey is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Darkness Grey instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Darkness Grey is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of Darkness Grey?

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 Darkness Grey on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs Slate Grey (NA10)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Darkness Grey
Skavenblight Dinge vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close · closer than Darkness Grey
Skavenblight Dinge vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Darkness Grey

Darkness Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Darkness Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
Darkness Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · Darkness Grey equivalents