What is the difference between Ocean Grey and Medium Sea Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Sea Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Grey vs Medium Sea Grey

Ocean Grey

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

Medium Sea Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.870
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #717779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Sea Grey is more muted than Ocean Grey.

Can I use Medium Sea Grey instead of Ocean Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Sea Grey is more muted than Ocean Grey.

Can I use Ocean Grey instead of Medium Sea Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Grey is 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 Ocean Grey on the colour wheel See Medium Sea Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocean Grey

Ocean Grey vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey
Ocean Grey vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey
Ocean Grey vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Medium Sea Grey

Medium Sea Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray (ATOM-20133)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Grey
Medium Sea Grey vs Neutral Gray (ATOM-20145)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Grey
Medium Sea Grey vs Mid Grey FS-36357 (AMMO.F-515)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Grey

All matches: Ocean Grey equivalents · Medium Sea Grey equivalents