What is the difference between Darkness Grey and Dark Sea Green?

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Sea Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Darkness Grey vs Dark Sea Green

Darkness Grey

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA11
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #454b4d (estimate)

Dark Sea Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.868
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e3b40 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sea Green is a little darker than Darkness Grey.

Can I use Dark Sea Green instead of Darkness Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Sea Green is a little darker than Darkness Grey.

Can I use Darkness Grey instead of Dark Sea Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Darkness Grey 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 Darkness Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Sea Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Darkness Grey

Darkness Grey vs Black Grey RLM66 (71.055)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Sea Green
Darkness Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Sea Green
Darkness Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Sea Green

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Dark Sea Green

Dark Sea Green vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Darkness Grey
Dark Sea Green vs Slate Grey (NA10)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Darkness Grey
Dark Sea Green vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Darkness Grey equivalents · Dark Sea Green equivalents