What is the difference between Shadow Grey and The Fang?

ΔE 8 (close). The Fang is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Grey vs The Fang

Shadow Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0088
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #34657d (estimate)

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. The Fang is a little darker, warmer than Shadow Grey.

Can I use The Fang instead of Shadow Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). The Fang is a little darker, warmer than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Shadow Grey instead of The Fang?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Grey is a little lighter, 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 Shadow Grey on the colour wheel See The Fang on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Shadow Grey

Shadow Grey vs Ahriman BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than The Fang
Shadow Grey vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
Shadow Grey vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Shadow Grey
The Fang vs Bluish Grey (ATOM-20104)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
The Fang vs Marine Blue (A.MIG-3527)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Shadow Grey equivalents · The Fang equivalents