What is the difference between Dark Gray 1 and Sky Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Sky Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Gray 1 vs Sky Grey

Dark Gray 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-82
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #918f88 (estimate)

Sky Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.989
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ba1a2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Grey is a little lighter than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Sky Grey instead of Dark Gray 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sky Grey is a little lighter than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Dark Gray 1 instead of Sky Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Gray 1 is a little darker.

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 Dark Gray 1 on the colour wheel See Sky Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Gray 1

Dark Gray 1 vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sky Grey
Dark Gray 1 vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sky Grey
Dark Gray 1 vs Grey Blue RLM84 (71.103)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sky Grey

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sky Grey

Sky Grey vs IJN Hull Color/Maizuru (C-603)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Gray 1
Sky Grey vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close
Sky Grey vs IJN Gray Mitsubishi (C-35)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Gray 1 equivalents · Sky Grey equivalents