Dark Grey sits in the grey family: very dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Green Stuff World Blackroot Grey at 89 percent. It builds a smooth gradient with Dark Rust underneath and Black Green on the highlights, all in the Vallejo line. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Dark Grey equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Blackroot Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.1).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Birch, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive German Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- From Tamiya: Tamiya NATO Black, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.7).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Carbon Black, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Doom Death Black, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.7).
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 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Scale75
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Revell
Citadel
P3 Paints
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Blackroot Grey at 89% color similarity.
What color is Dark Grey?
Dark Grey is a very dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #312F32).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Grey with?
Highlight Dark Grey toward Black Green and shade it down into Dark Rust, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.