What is the difference between Dark Ghost Gray and USAF Medium Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). USAF Medium Gray is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ghost Gray vs USAF Medium Gray

Dark Ghost Gray

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20133
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #747978 (estimate)

USAF Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.275
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #767c86 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Medium Gray is more saturated than Dark Ghost Gray.

Can I use USAF Medium Gray instead of Dark Ghost Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USAF Medium Gray is more saturated than Dark Ghost Gray.

Can I use Dark Ghost Gray instead of USAF Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ghost Gray is 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 Dark Ghost Gray on the colour wheel See USAF Medium Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray vs Dark Gull Gray (71.277)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USAF Medium Gray
Dark Ghost Gray vs Medium Sea Grey (70.870)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USAF Medium Gray
Dark Ghost Gray vs Blue Grey Pale (70.905)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Medium Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to USAF Medium Gray

USAF Medium Gray vs Ocean Grey (ATOM-20137)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
USAF Medium Gray vs Grauviolett RLM 75 (ATOM-20147)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
USAF Medium Gray vs Grey (ATOM-20135)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray

All matches: Dark Ghost Gray equivalents · USAF Medium Gray equivalents