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

ΔE 8 (close). Dark Ghost Gray is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray

Medium Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0602
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #999d9f (estimate)

Dark Ghost Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f9099 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Ghost Gray is a little darker, more saturated than Medium Grey.

Can I use Dark Ghost Gray instead of Medium Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dark Ghost Gray is a little darker, more saturated than Medium Grey.

Can I use Medium Grey instead of Dark Ghost Gray?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Grey

Medium Grey vs Sky Grey (70.989)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
Medium Grey vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
Medium Grey vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray vs Grey (ATOM-20135)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Dark Ghost Gray vs Grauviolett RLM 75 (ATOM-20147)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey
Dark Ghost Gray vs Blue Gray (ATOM-20134)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Medium Grey equivalents · Dark Ghost Gray equivalents