What is the difference between Winter Grey and Neutral Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Neutral Gray is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Winter Grey vs Neutral Gray

Winter Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17041
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c777d (estimate)

Neutral Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.051
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #667179 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Neutral Gray is more muted than Winter Grey.

Can I use Neutral Gray instead of Winter Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Neutral Gray is more muted than Winter Grey.

Can I use Winter Grey instead of Neutral Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Winter 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 Winter Grey on the colour wheel See Neutral Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Winter Grey

Winter Grey vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
Winter Grey vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
Winter Grey vs Blue Grey Pale (70.905)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Neutral Gray

Neutral Gray vs A-14 Interior Steel Grey (AK11911)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Winter Grey
Neutral Gray vs F-15 Dark Grey (Mod Eagle) FS 36176 (AK11883)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Winter Grey
Neutral Gray vs RAF Dark Sea Grey BS381C/638 (AK11851)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Winter Grey

All matches: Winter Grey equivalents · Neutral Gray equivalents