What is the difference between Splinter Grey and Sky Type S?

ΔE 6 (close). Sky Type S is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Splinter Grey vs Sky Type S

Splinter Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-536
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f9b7f (estimate)

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is cooler than Splinter Grey.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Splinter Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sky Type S is cooler than Splinter Grey.

Can I use Splinter Grey instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Splinter Grey is warmer.

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 Splinter Grey on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Splinter Grey

Splinter Grey vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Splinter Grey vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Splinter Grey vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sky Type S

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Ruins Grey (IONIC-0162)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Splinter Grey
Sky Type S vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 6, close
Sky Type S vs IJA Grey Green (ATOM-20142)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Splinter Grey equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents