What is the difference between Skavenblight Dinge and German Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). German Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Grey

Skavenblight Dinge

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

German Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.268
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b413d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Grey is more muted than Skavenblight Dinge.

Can I use German Grey instead of Skavenblight Dinge?

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

Can I use Skavenblight Dinge instead of German 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 German Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skavenblight Dinge

Skavenblight Dinge vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Grey
Skavenblight Dinge vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Grey
Skavenblight Dinge vs Cam. Med. Brown (71.038)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than German Grey

Other Citadel paints close to German Grey

German Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
German Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge
German Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skavenblight Dinge

All matches: Skavenblight Dinge equivalents · German Grey equivalents