No shortage of substitutes here, Field Blue from Vallejo matches at 94 percent and 9 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Modesty Black sits in the grey family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. For modelling, drop to Cantabric Blue in the recesses and step up to Bering Blue on the edges, both Scale75 paints. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Modesty Black equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Modesty Black outright, but 5 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Field Blue, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.2).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Eshin Grey, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.4).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Dark Sea Grey, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Cool Grey, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Gunship Grey USAF/Geschützgrau USAF, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.1).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Cold Corpse Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.2 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Citadel
Humbrol
Dark Sea Grey
Satin Dark Grey
Satin US Dark Grey
Dark Grey
Dark Admiralty Grey
Freight Stock Grey
Dark Sea Grey
Metalcote Gunmetal
Matt Iron Grey
Gunmetal
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Gunship Grey USAF/Geschützgrau USAF
Dark Grey Satin
Dust Grey (RAL 7012)
Dark Grey (RAL 7011)
Dark grey/Dunkelgrau (RAL 7012)
Dust Grey/Staubgrau (RAL 7012)
Gunship Grey USAF/Geschützgrau USAF
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Raf Extra Dark Sea Grey Bs381C/640
French Blue
Basalt Grey
French Greyish Blue
Dark Sea Grey
Rlm 66 (1941)
Us Army Helo Drab Fs 34031
Rlm 72
Neutral Grey
Rlm 74
Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118
Rlm 70
Wwi French Artillery Grey
Ocean Gray (Fs 35164)
Rlm 73
Raf Dark Green
Raf Ocean Grey
Gun Metal
Frost Effect
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
The Army Painter
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Modesty Black?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Field Blue at 94% color similarity.
What color is Modesty Black?
Modesty Black is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #4B4F52).
What do I highlight and shade Modesty Black with?
Highlight Modesty Black toward Bering Blue and shade it down into Cantabric Blue, both Scale75 paints in the same finish family.