What is the difference between Autumn Sage and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Autumn Sage vs Medium Grey Blue

Autumn Sage

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #78ac95 (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Autumn Sage.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Autumn Sage?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Autumn Sage.

Can I use Autumn Sage instead of Medium Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Autumn Sage is a little lighter, 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 Autumn Sage on the colour wheel See Medium Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Autumn Sage

Autumn Sage vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Autumn Sage vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Autumn Sage vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Light Feldgrau (WP4045P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Autumn Sage
Medium Grey Blue vs Patagon PineWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Autumn Sage
Medium Grey Blue vs Potion GreenWarpaints Air · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Autumn Sage equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents