What is the difference between Dead Magenta and Warm Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Warm Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Magenta vs Warm Grey

Dead Magenta

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0c6c0 (estimate)

Warm Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb2b3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Warm Grey is a little darker, cooler than Dead Magenta.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Dead Magenta?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Warm Grey is a little darker, cooler than Dead Magenta.

Can I use Dead Magenta instead of Warm Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Magenta is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Dead Magenta on the colour wheel See Warm Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Magenta

Dead Magenta vs White Flesh (74.016)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 11, fair
Dead Magenta vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dead Magenta vs Pale Flesh (72.003)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Glacier Pink (ATOM-20038)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dead Magenta
Warm Grey vs Basic Skin Tone (AMMO.F-549)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dead Magenta
Warm Grey vs Undead Skin (IONIC-0039)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dead Magenta equivalents · Warm Grey equivalents