What is the difference between Shadow Grey and Anthracite Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Anthracite Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Grey vs Anthracite Grey

Shadow Grey

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

Anthracite Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.052
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #44494f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Anthracite Grey is more muted than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Anthracite Grey instead of Shadow Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Anthracite Grey is more muted than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Shadow Grey instead of Anthracite 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 Anthracite 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 Anthracite Grey
Shadow Grey vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Anthracite Grey
Shadow Grey vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Anthracite Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Anthracite Grey

Anthracite Grey vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Shadow Grey
Anthracite Grey vs Slate Grey (AMMO.F-522)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Shadow Grey
Anthracite Grey vs Graugrün RLM 74 (ATOM-20157)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Shadow Grey

All matches: Shadow Grey equivalents · Anthracite Grey equivalents