What is the difference between Putrid Flesh and USAF Medium Gray?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Medium Gray is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Putrid Flesh vs USAF Medium Gray

Putrid Flesh

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20156
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #928189 (estimate)

USAF Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.275
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #767c86 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Medium Gray is a little darker than Putrid Flesh.

Can I use USAF Medium Gray instead of Putrid Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Medium Gray is a little darker than Putrid Flesh.

Can I use Putrid Flesh instead of USAF Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Putrid Flesh 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 Putrid Flesh on the colour wheel See USAF Medium Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Putrid Flesh

Putrid Flesh vs Cold Flesh (74.014)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Medium Gray
Putrid Flesh vs Sand (71.112)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than USAF Medium Gray
Putrid Flesh vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to USAF Medium Gray

USAF Medium Gray vs Ocean Grey (ATOM-20137)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Putrid Flesh
USAF Medium Gray vs Grauviolett RLM 75 (ATOM-20147)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Putrid Flesh
USAF Medium Gray vs Grey (ATOM-20135)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Putrid Flesh

All matches: Putrid Flesh equivalents · USAF Medium Gray equivalents