What is the difference between Medium Blue and Wolf Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Wolf Grey is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Blue vs Wolf Grey

Medium Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-525
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5278b0 (estimate)

Wolf Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #577ca4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wolf Grey is more muted, cooler than Medium Blue.

Can I use Wolf Grey instead of Medium Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Wolf Grey is more muted, cooler than Medium Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Wolf Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Blue is more saturated, 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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel See Wolf Grey on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Consul BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Wolf Grey
Medium Blue vs Wolf GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wolf Grey
Medium Blue vs Alpha BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wolf Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Wolf Grey

Wolf Grey vs Navy Blue (ATOM-20106)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Wolf Grey vs Rainfall Blue (IONIC-0087)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Wolf Grey vs Azure Blue (ATOM-20119)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Blue

All matches: Medium Blue equivalents · Wolf Grey equivalents