What is the difference between Silver Grey No.28 and Loam Beige?

ΔE 8 (close). Loam Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Silver Grey No.28 vs Loam Beige

Silver Grey No.28

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11374
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f8f61 (estimate)

Loam Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.245
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88805c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Loam Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Silver Grey No.28.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of Silver Grey No.28?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Loam Beige is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Silver Grey No.28.

Can I use Silver Grey No.28 instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Silver Grey No.28 is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler.

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 Silver Grey No.28 on the colour wheel See Loam Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Silver Grey No.28

Silver Grey No.28 vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Silver Grey No.28 vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Silver Grey No.28 vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs A-21m Light Yellowish Brown (AK11914)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Silver Grey No.28
Loam Beige vs IJA #30 Karekusa iro (Dry Grass) (AK11905)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Silver Grey No.28
Loam Beige vs RLM 02 RLM-Grau (1941) (AK11812)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Silver Grey No.28

All matches: Silver Grey No.28 equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents