What is the difference between Darkness and NATO Black?

ΔE 8 (close). NATO Black is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Darkness vs NATO Black

Darkness

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

NATO Black

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.251
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28282b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. NATO Black is a little darker, more muted than Darkness.

Can I use NATO Black instead of Darkness?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). NATO Black is a little darker, more muted than Darkness.

Can I use Darkness instead of NATO Black?

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 NATO Black 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 NATO Black
Darkness vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than NATO Black
Darkness vs Armour Brown (71.041)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than NATO Black

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to NATO Black

NATO Black vs Tenebrous Teal (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Darkness
NATO Black vs Carbon Black (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Darkness
NATO Black vs Deep Rusto (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Darkness

All matches: Darkness equivalents · NATO Black equivalents