What is the difference between Ocean Grey and Tanker Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Tanker Grey is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Grey vs Tanker Grey

Ocean Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20137
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #647580 (estimate)

Tanker Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4047P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #788c9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tanker Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Ocean Grey.

Can I use Tanker Grey instead of Ocean Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Tanker Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Ocean Grey.

Can I use Ocean Grey instead of Tanker Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Grey is a little darker, cooler.

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 Ocean Grey on the colour wheel See Tanker Grey on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Ocean Grey

Ocean Grey vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tanker Grey
Ocean Grey vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tanker Grey
Ocean Grey vs Bramble Grove (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanker Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Tanker Grey

Tanker Grey vs Blue Gray (ATOM-20134)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ocean Grey
Tanker Grey vs Grey (ATOM-20135)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ocean Grey
Tanker Grey vs Grauviolett RLM 75 (ATOM-20147)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Ocean Grey equivalents · Tanker Grey equivalents