What is the difference between Bluish Grey and Medium Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Medium Gray is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluish Grey vs Medium Gray

Bluish Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17042
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #506a70 (estimate)

Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #617a80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Gray is a little lighter than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Medium Gray instead of Bluish Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Medium Gray is a little lighter than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Bluish Grey instead of Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluish Grey is a little darker.

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 Bluish Grey on the colour wheel See Medium Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluish Grey

Bluish Grey vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Gray
Bluish Grey vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Gray
Bluish Grey vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Medium Gray

Medium Gray vs Winter Grey (AK17041)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bluish Grey
Medium Gray vs A-14 Interior Steel Grey (AK11911)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bluish Grey
Medium Gray vs M-485 Blue-Grey (AK11865)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bluish Grey

All matches: Bluish Grey equivalents · Medium Gray equivalents