What is the difference between Starship Grey and Nocturna Shadow?

ΔE 9 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Starship Grey vs Nocturna Shadow

Starship Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3235
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d6b71 (estimate)

Nocturna Shadow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.001
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f756e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Nocturna Shadow instead of Starship Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Starship Grey instead of Nocturna Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Starship Grey on the colour wheel See Nocturna Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Starship Grey

Starship Grey vs Lavender Grey (70.774)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Nocturna Shadow
Starship Grey vs Saddle Brown (70.940)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Starship Grey vs London Grey (70.836)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Nocturna Shadow

Nocturna Shadow vs Granite Grey (4111)Opaque Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Starship Grey
Nocturna Shadow vs Dead Flush (4112)Opaque Colors · ΔE 14, fair
Nocturna Shadow vs Slate Grey (1838)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Starship Grey equivalents · Nocturna Shadow equivalents