What is the difference between Medium Grey FS 36270 and Cold Flesh?

ΔE 7 (close). Cold Flesh is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Grey FS 36270 vs Cold Flesh

Medium Grey FS 36270

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11886
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #84898c (estimate)

Cold Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #92868e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cold Flesh is more saturated than Medium Grey FS 36270.

Can I use Cold Flesh instead of Medium Grey FS 36270?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cold Flesh is more saturated than Medium Grey FS 36270.

Can I use Medium Grey FS 36270 instead of Cold Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Grey FS 36270 is more muted.

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 Medium Grey FS 36270 on the colour wheel See Cold Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Grey FS 36270

Medium Grey FS 36270 vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Cold Flesh
Medium Grey FS 36270 vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cold Flesh
Medium Grey FS 36270 vs Russian AF Grey N.3 (71.339)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cold Flesh

Other AK Interactive paints close to Cold Flesh

Cold Flesh vs Light Grey Shadow (AK17039)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Medium Grey FS 36270
Cold Flesh vs Aggressor Grey FS 36251 (AK11885)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey FS 36270
Cold Flesh vs Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 (AK11884)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Medium Grey FS 36270 equivalents · Cold Flesh equivalents