What is the difference between Thunderhawk Blue and Dark Gray 2?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Gray 2 is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thunderhawk Blue vs Dark Gray 2

Thunderhawk Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a60 (estimate)

Dark Gray 2

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-83
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #435763 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Gray 2 is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Dark Gray 2 instead of Thunderhawk Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Gray 2 is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Thunderhawk Blue instead of Dark Gray 2?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thunderhawk Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Thunderhawk Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Gray 2 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Thunderhawk Blue

Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (C-72)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Gray 2
Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (H-56)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Gray 2
Thunderhawk Blue vs Intermediate Blue (N-56)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Gray 2

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Gray 2

Dark Gray 2 vs Dark ReaperColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Dark Gray 2 vs Nocturne GreenColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair
Dark Gray 2 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Thunderhawk Blue equivalents · Dark Gray 2 equivalents