What is the difference between Sword Grey and Russ. AF Grey N.8?

ΔE 7 (close). Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sword Grey vs Russ. AF Grey N.8

Sword Grey

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

Russ. AF Grey N.8

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.345
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #93adba (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little darker, cooler than Sword Grey.

Can I use Russ. AF Grey N.8 instead of Sword Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little darker, cooler than Sword Grey.

Can I use Sword Grey instead of Russ. AF Grey N.8?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sword Grey is a little lighter, 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 Sword Grey on the colour wheel See Russ. AF Grey N.8 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sword Grey

Sword Grey vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russ. AF Grey N.8
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 Russ. AF Grey N.8

Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Whale GreyIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close
Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Smoke Grey (IONIC-0085)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close
Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Medium Grey (A.MIG-0602)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Sword Grey equivalents · Russ. AF Grey N.8 equivalents