What is the difference between Darkness and Black Grey?

ΔE 11 (fair). Black Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Darkness vs Black Grey

Darkness

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b2e34 (estimate)

Black Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.862
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #241f1d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Black Grey is a little darker, more muted than Darkness.

Can I use Black Grey instead of Darkness?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Black Grey is a little darker, more muted than Darkness.

Can I use Darkness instead of Black Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Darkness 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 Darkness on the colour wheel See Black Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Darkness

Darkness vs Cam. Black Brown (70.822)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Grey
Darkness vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Grey
Darkness vs Armour Brown (71.041)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Black Grey

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Black Grey

Black Grey vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Darkness
Black Grey vs Tenebrous Teal (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Darkness
Black Grey vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Darkness

All matches: Darkness equivalents · Black Grey equivalents