What is the difference between Sword Grey and Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

ΔE 7 (close). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sword Grey vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Sword Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0165
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4bcc2 (estimate)

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.344
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7cbcd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is a little lighter, warmer than Sword Grey.

Can I use Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat instead of Sword Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is a little lighter, warmer than Sword Grey.

Can I use Sword Grey instead of Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sword Grey is a little darker, 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 Sword Grey on the colour wheel See Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sword Grey

Sword Grey vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Sword Grey vs Pale Grey Blue (70.907)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Sword Grey vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Light Ghost Gray (ATOM-20129)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sword Grey
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Wolf Grey (IONIC-0090)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sword Grey
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Air Superiority Blue (ATOM-20121)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sword Grey

All matches: Sword Grey equivalents · Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat equivalents