What is the difference between Neutral Gray and Lavender Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Lavender Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neutral Gray vs Lavender Grey

Neutral Gray

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20145
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #737575 (estimate)

Lavender Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.774
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #736a6e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lavender Grey is a little darker than Neutral Gray.

Can I use Lavender Grey instead of Neutral Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Lavender Grey is a little darker than Neutral Gray.

Can I use Neutral Gray instead of Lavender Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neutral Gray 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 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel See Lavender Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Neutral Gray

Neutral Gray vs Medium Sea Grey (70.870)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Lavender Grey
Neutral Gray vs Dark Gull Gray (71.277)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Lavender Grey
Neutral Gray vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lavender Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Lavender Grey

Lavender Grey vs Stonewall Grey (IONIC-0159)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close
Lavender Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray (ATOM-20133)ATOM · ΔE 8, close
Lavender Grey vs Grau RLM 02 (ATOM-20078)ATOM · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Neutral Gray equivalents · Lavender Grey equivalents