Nighthaunt Gloom is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, The Army Painter Runic Grey at 61 percent, is a different finish. Nighthaunt Gloom sits in the teal family: mid-tone in tone, moderate in saturation, cool in cast. Within the Citadel range it ladders cleanly, Akhelian Green for the shadows and Terradon Turquoise for the highlights. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Nighthaunt Gloom equivalents in other ranges
We ran Citadel Nighthaunt Gloom against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 7.7 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Nighthaunt Gloom?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Runic Grey at 61% color similarity.
Is Nighthaunt Gloom a one-coat paint?
Nighthaunt Gloom is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Nighthaunt Gloom with?
Highlight Nighthaunt Gloom toward Terradon Turquoise and shade it down into Akhelian Green, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.