What is the difference between Dark Gray 1 and Medium Seagray BS637?

ΔE 6 (close). Medium Seagray BS637 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Gray 1 vs Medium Seagray BS637

Dark Gray 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #808786 (estimate)

Medium Seagray BS637

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-363
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72868c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Seagray BS637 is more saturated than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Medium Seagray BS637 instead of Dark Gray 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Medium Seagray BS637 is more saturated than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Dark Gray 1 instead of Medium Seagray BS637?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Gray 1 is more muted.

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 Medium Seagray BS637 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Gray 1

Dark Gray 1 vs Dark Gray 1 (N-82)Acrysion · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Medium Seagray BS637
Dark Gray 1 vs Dark Gray 1 (H-82)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Seagray BS637
Dark Gray 1 vs IJN Hull Color/Kure (C-601)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Medium Seagray BS637

Medium Seagray BS637 vs IJN Gray (H-61)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1
Medium Seagray BS637 vs Blue Gray FS35189 (C-367)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1
Medium Seagray BS637 vs Gray FS36320 (C-307)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1

All matches: Dark Gray 1 equivalents · Medium Seagray BS637 equivalents