What is the difference between Tornado Grey and Engine Gray?

ΔE 11 (fair). Engine Gray is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tornado Grey vs Engine Gray

Tornado Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #595673 (estimate)

Engine Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485362 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Engine Gray is more muted, cooler than Tornado Grey.

Can I use Engine Gray instead of Tornado Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Engine Gray is more muted, cooler than Tornado Grey.

Can I use Tornado Grey instead of Engine Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tornado Grey is more saturated, 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 Tornado Grey on the colour wheel See Engine Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tornado Grey

Tornado Grey vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Tornado Grey vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Tornado Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Engine Gray

Engine Gray vs Dark Grey (ATOM-20146)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tornado Grey
Engine Gray vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tornado Grey
Engine Gray vs Bluish Grey (AMMO.F-530)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tornado Grey

All matches: Tornado Grey equivalents · Engine Gray equivalents