What is the difference between Darkness Grey and Grey Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Darkness Grey vs Grey Blue

Darkness Grey

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

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4353 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Darkness Grey.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Darkness Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Darkness Grey.

Can I use Darkness Grey instead of Grey Blue?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Blue Mountain (NA12)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Darkness Grey
Grey Blue vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair
Grey Blue vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Darkness Grey equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents