What is the difference between Neutral Gray and UK Light Mud?

ΔE 8 (close). UK Light Mud is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neutral Gray vs UK Light Mud

Neutral Gray

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

UK Light Mud

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.284
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #757568 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. UK Light Mud is more saturated than Neutral Gray.

Can I use UK Light Mud instead of Neutral Gray?

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

Can I use Neutral Gray instead of UK Light Mud?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neutral Gray 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 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel See UK Light Mud 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 UK Light Mud
Neutral Gray vs Dark Gull Gray (71.277)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than UK Light Mud
Neutral Gray vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than UK Light Mud

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to UK Light Mud

UK Light Mud vs Grau RLM 02 (ATOM-20078)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
UK Light Mud vs Mid Grey FS-36357 (AMMO.F-515)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
UK Light Mud vs Dark Ghost Gray (ATOM-20133)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Neutral Gray

All matches: Neutral Gray equivalents · UK Light Mud equivalents