Paint Equivalents

Nocturna Shadow

Vallejo · Nocturna Models · 74.001

#434646 · L*29.5 a*-1.2 b*-0.4

The closest match to Vallejo Nocturna Shadow in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Nocturna Shadow is a dark grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Titanium Grey at ΔE 1.0. 5 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Nocturna Shadow?

Scale75 Titanium Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Nocturna Shadow in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Gunship grey (ΔE 1.5) and AK Interactive Ocean Gray 5o (ΔE 1.6).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Nocturna Shadow?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Ocean Gray 5o, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Titanium Grey Artist Range ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Black Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Gunship grey Spray TS-48 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Rubber black Spray TS-82 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Ocean Gray 5o Naval AK5003 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Dunkelgrau Base AFV AK163 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Stormy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9088 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Carbon Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9318 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Monument

  1. A PRIME Black Brown Pro Acrylic Primer 011P ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 016 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Monument conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Dark Black Green Ijn TC-0098 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Raf Dark Green 1975-now TC-0212 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B JMSDF Cleated Deck Color Mr Color 609 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Oil Aqueous Hobby Color H342 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Golden

  1. B N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1444 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Graphite Gray Heavy Body 1160 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Eshin Grey Layer ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Skavenblight Dinge Layer ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Amt-12 Dark Grey Mr Paint MRP-020 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B RLM 74 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A063 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Angel Green Fantasy Range 155 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range 161 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Nocturna Shadow in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #464541 Medium Gray Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1
Apple Barrel #464742 Dark Gray Gloss™ ΔE 3.1
Duncan #3A4140 War Master Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.2
The Army Painter #44474C Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.3
Foundry #4D4C4A Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System ΔE 3.3
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 3.4
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 3.6
Mission Models #4F4F4F Cold Rolled Steel ΔE 3.7
Mig #505050 Neutral Wash Washes ΔE 4.1
Green Stuff World #515151 Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 4.4
Humbrol #41444B Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.5
Italeri #3F4742 Olive Drab US Army Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.5
Revell #354044 Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.8
P3 #48453D Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.3
Liquitex #343434 Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.0
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 6.7
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 8.5
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 9.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Black Green RLM70 Model Air ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A German Tank Crew Panzer Aces ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  3. A Dark Blue Grey Model Color ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  4. B IJN Dark Black Green Model Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
  5. B Yellow Olive Model Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
  6. B UK Bronze Green Surface Primer ΔE 2.7 · very close

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