What is the difference between Neutral Grey and Med. Gunship Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neutral Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray

Neutral Grey

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

Med. Gunship Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.097
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #505762 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker than Neutral Grey.

Can I use Med. Gunship Gray instead of Neutral Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker than Neutral Grey.

Can I use Neutral Grey instead of Med. Gunship Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neutral Grey 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 Grey on the colour wheel See Med. Gunship Gray 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 Med. Gunship Gray
Neutral Grey vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Neutral Grey vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Med. Gunship Gray

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

All matches: Neutral Grey equivalents · Med. Gunship Gray equivalents