What is the difference between Dark Grey and Engine Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Engine Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Grey vs Engine Gray

Dark Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20146
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c636f (estimate)

Engine Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485362 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Engine Gray is a little darker than Dark Grey.

Can I use Engine Gray instead of Dark Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Engine Gray is a little darker than Dark Grey.

Can I use Dark Grey instead of Engine Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Grey is a little lighter.

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 Grey on the colour wheel See Engine Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Grey

Dark Grey vs Sea Grey (71.049)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Engine Gray
Dark Grey vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Engine Gray
Dark Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Engine Gray

Engine Gray vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Engine Gray vs Bluish Grey (AMMO.F-530)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close
Engine Gray vs Neutral Grey (IONIC-0169)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark Grey equivalents · Engine Gray equivalents