What is the difference between Medium Sea Grey and Combat Fatigues?

ΔE 7 (close). Combat Fatigues is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Sea Grey vs Combat Fatigues

Medium Sea Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #95937d (estimate)

Combat Fatigues

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b9a8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Combat Fatigues is more muted than Medium Sea Grey.

Can I use Combat Fatigues instead of Medium Sea Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Combat Fatigues is more muted than Medium Sea Grey.

Can I use Medium Sea Grey instead of Combat Fatigues?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Sea 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 Sea Grey on the colour wheel See Combat Fatigues on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Sea Grey

Medium Sea Grey vs Desert Olive Green (WP4140P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Combat Fatigues
Medium Sea Grey vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Combat Fatigues
Medium Sea Grey vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Combat Fatigues

Combat Fatigues vs IJN J3 Hai-iro (Grey) (AK11891)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey
Combat Fatigues vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1938) (AK11811)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey
Combat Fatigues vs RLM 65 (1941) (AK11818)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey

All matches: Medium Sea Grey equivalents · Combat Fatigues equivalents