What is the difference between Shadow Grey and AMT-12 Dark Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). AMT-12 Dark Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey

Shadow Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #404054 (estimate)

AMT-12 Dark Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.308
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3b4049 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-12 Dark Grey is more muted than Shadow Grey.

Can I use AMT-12 Dark Grey instead of Shadow Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). AMT-12 Dark Grey is more muted than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Shadow Grey instead of AMT-12 Dark Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow 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 Shadow Grey on the colour wheel See AMT-12 Dark Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Grey

Shadow Grey vs Luftwaffe Uniform (70.816)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than AMT-12 Dark Grey
Shadow Grey vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-12 Dark Grey
Shadow Grey vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than AMT-12 Dark Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to AMT-12 Dark Grey

AMT-12 Dark Grey vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Shadow Grey
AMT-12 Dark Grey vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close
AMT-12 Dark Grey vs Slate Grey (AMMO.F-522)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Shadow Grey equivalents · AMT-12 Dark Grey equivalents