What is the difference between Medium Sea Grey and Sky Type S?

ΔE 6 (close). Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Sea Grey vs Sky Type S

Medium Sea Grey

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

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Sea Grey.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Medium Sea Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Sea Grey.

Can I use Medium Sea Grey instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Sea Grey is a little darker, warmer.

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 Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Sea Grey

Medium Sea Grey vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Medium Sea Grey vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Medium Sea Grey vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1938) (AK11811)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close
Sky Type S vs IJA #1 Hairyokushoku (Grey-Green) (AK11899)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close
Sky Type S vs Warm Grey (AK11009)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Medium Sea Grey equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents