What is the difference between Armour Grey and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Armour Grey vs Medium Grey Blue

Armour Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0168
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88a29a (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Armour Grey.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Armour Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Armour Grey.

Can I use Armour Grey instead of Medium Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Armour Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Armour Grey on the colour wheel See Medium Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Armour Grey

Armour Grey vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Armour Grey vs Flanker Light Gray (71.335)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Armour Grey vs Light Blue RLM65 (71.255)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Light Grey Green (ATOM-20138)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Armour Grey
Medium Grey Blue vs Hellblau RLM 78 (ATOM-20126)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Armour Grey
Medium Grey Blue vs Field Grey Highlight FS-34414 (AMMO.F-513)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Armour Grey equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents