What is the difference between Granite Grey and Dark Sea Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Sea Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Granite Grey vs Dark Sea Grey

Granite Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #736b62 (estimate)

Dark Sea Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.991
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d6163 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Grey is a little darker, more muted than Granite Grey.

Can I use Dark Sea Grey instead of Granite Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Sea Grey is a little darker, more muted than Granite Grey.

Can I use Granite Grey instead of Dark Sea Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Granite Grey is a little lighter, 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 Granite Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Sea Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Granite Grey

Granite Grey vs IDF Isr. Sand Grey (61-73) (70.614)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Sea Grey
Granite Grey vs IDF Sinai Grey (71.142)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sea Grey
Granite Grey vs Concrete (71.131)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sea Grey

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Dark Sea Grey

Dark Sea Grey vs Dark Concrete (4126)Opaque Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Granite Grey
Dark Sea Grey vs Slate Grey (1838)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Granite Grey
Dark Sea Grey vs Starship Grey (3235)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Granite Grey equivalents · Dark Sea Grey equivalents