What is the difference between Tenebrous Teal and Black Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Black Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tenebrous Teal vs Black Grey

Tenebrous Teal

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2d272e (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 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Black Grey is a little darker than Tenebrous Teal.

Can I use Black Grey instead of Tenebrous Teal?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Black Grey is a little darker than Tenebrous Teal.

Can I use Tenebrous Teal instead of Black Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tenebrous Teal is a little lighter.

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 Tenebrous Teal on the colour wheel See Black Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tenebrous Teal

Tenebrous Teal vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Grey
Tenebrous Teal vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Black Grey
Tenebrous Teal vs Black (71.057)Model Air · ΔE 4, 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 Tenebrous Teal
Black Grey vs Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close
Black Grey vs Darkness (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Tenebrous Teal equivalents · Black Grey equivalents