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

ΔE 9 (close). AMT-12 Dark Grey is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Slate Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey

Slate Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f5151 (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 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-12 Dark Grey is a little darker, more saturated than Slate Grey.

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

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). AMT-12 Dark Grey is a little darker, more saturated than Slate Grey.

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Slate Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Slate Grey on the colour wheel See AMT-12 Dark Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Slate Grey

Slate Grey vs Violet Grey (70.773)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than AMT-12 Dark Grey
Slate Grey vs Seaplane Gray (71.314)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than AMT-12 Dark Grey
Slate Grey vs Grey Green RLM74 (71.258)Model Air · ΔE 3, very 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 Slate Grey
AMT-12 Dark Grey vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Slate Grey
AMT-12 Dark Grey vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Slate Grey

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