What is the difference between Darkness Grey and Engine Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Engine Gray is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Darkness Grey vs Engine Gray

Darkness Grey

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

Engine Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485362 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Engine Gray is a little lighter, more saturated than Darkness Grey.

Can I use Engine Gray instead of Darkness Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Engine Gray is a little lighter, more saturated than Darkness Grey.

Can I use Darkness Grey instead of Engine Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Darkness Grey is a little darker, 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 Darkness Grey on the colour wheel See Engine Gray 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 Engine Gray
Darkness Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Engine Gray
Darkness Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Engine Gray

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Engine Gray

Engine Gray vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Darkness Grey
Engine Gray vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair
Engine Gray vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Darkness Grey equivalents · Engine Gray equivalents