What is the difference between Neutral Grey and Gray Violet?

ΔE 8 (close). Gray Violet is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neutral Grey vs Gray Violet

Neutral Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0169
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b6770 (estimate)

Gray Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #595c5b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Violet is a little darker, more muted than Neutral Grey.

Can I use Gray Violet instead of Neutral Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Gray Violet is a little darker, more muted than Neutral Grey.

Can I use Neutral Grey instead of Gray Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neutral Grey is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Grey on the colour wheel See Gray Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Neutral Grey

Neutral Grey vs Sea Grey (71.049)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gray Violet
Neutral Grey vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray Violet
Neutral Grey vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray Violet

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Gray Violet

Gray Violet vs Slate Grey (AMMO.F-522)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Neutral Grey
Gray Violet vs Bluish Grey (AMMO.F-530)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Neutral Grey
Gray Violet vs Dark Grey (ATOM-20146)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Neutral Grey equivalents · Gray Violet equivalents