What is the difference between Semi Gloss Black and Night Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Night Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Semi Gloss Black vs Night Blue

Semi Gloss Black

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-92
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #231f20 (estimate)

Night Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.019
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0b0f17 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Night Blue is a little darker than Semi Gloss Black.

Can I use Night Blue instead of Semi Gloss Black?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Night Blue is a little darker than Semi Gloss Black.

Can I use Semi Gloss Black instead of Night Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Semi Gloss Black 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 Semi Gloss Black on the colour wheel See Night Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Semi Gloss Black

Semi Gloss Black vs Black Grey (70.862)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Night Blue
Semi Gloss Black vs German Grey (70.995)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Night Blue
Semi Gloss Black vs Gloss Black (70.861)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Night Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Night Blue

Night Blue vs Gloss Seablue FS151042 (C-365)Mr. Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Semi Gloss Black
Night Blue vs Black (C-2)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close
Night Blue vs Flat Black (C-33)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Semi Gloss Black equivalents · Night Blue equivalents