What is the difference between Medium Grey and Longbeard Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Longbeard Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Grey vs Longbeard Grey

Medium Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #abb29c (estimate)

Longbeard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b0a8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Longbeard Grey is more muted than Medium Grey.

Can I use Longbeard Grey instead of Medium Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Longbeard Grey is more muted than Medium Grey.

Can I use Medium Grey instead of Longbeard Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Grey is more saturated.

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 on the colour wheel See Longbeard Grey on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Grey

Medium Grey vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Longbeard Grey
Medium Grey vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Medium Grey vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Longbeard Grey

Longbeard Grey vs RAF Light Aircraft Grey BS381C/627 (AK11853)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Longbeard Grey vs Light Gull Grey FS 16440 (AK11866)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Longbeard Grey vs Sky Grey (AK11012)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Medium Grey

All matches: Medium Grey equivalents · Longbeard Grey equivalents