What is the difference between The Fang and Darkness Grey?

ΔE 20 (loose). Darkness Grey is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Fang vs Darkness Grey

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (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 20.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Darkness Grey is a little darker, much more muted than The Fang.

Can I use Darkness Grey instead of The Fang?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Darkness Grey is a little darker, much more muted than The Fang.

Can I use The Fang instead of Darkness Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Fang is a little lighter, much 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 The Fang on the colour wheel See Darkness Grey on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Darkness Grey
The Fang vs Dead Purple (NA17)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Darkness Grey
The Fang vs Spectral Blue (NA28)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Darkness Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Darkness Grey

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

All matches: The Fang equivalents · Darkness Grey equivalents