What is the difference between Medium Grey and Flanker Light Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). Flanker Light Gray is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Grey vs Flanker Light Gray

Medium Grey

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

Flanker Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.335
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c9e96 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Light Gray is more saturated than Medium Grey.

Can I use Flanker Light Gray instead of Medium Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flanker Light Gray is more saturated than Medium Grey.

Can I use Medium Grey instead of Flanker Light Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Grey 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 Medium Grey on the colour wheel See Flanker Light 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 Flanker Light Gray
Medium Grey vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray
Medium Grey vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Flanker Light Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Flanker Light Gray

Flanker Light Gray vs Armour Grey (IONIC-0168)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Flanker Light Gray vs Seal Grey (ATOM-20131)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Flanker Light Gray vs IJA Grey Green (ATOM-20142)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Grey

All matches: Medium Grey equivalents · Flanker Light Gray equivalents