What is the difference between Deep Grey and Ground Color?

ΔE 8 (close). Ground Color is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Grey vs Ground Color

Deep Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #535663 (estimate)

Ground Color

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #50494d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ground Color is a little darker, more muted than Deep Grey.

Can I use Ground Color instead of Deep Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ground Color is a little darker, more muted than Deep Grey.

Can I use Deep Grey instead of Ground Color?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Grey is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Deep Grey on the colour wheel See Ground Color on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Deep Grey

Deep Grey vs Dark Seagray BS381C 638 (C-331)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ground Color
Deep Grey vs Ocean Gray (C-362)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ground Color
Deep Grey vs Dark Gray 2 (C-32)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ground Color

Other Army Painter paints close to Ground Color

Ground Color vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deep Grey
Ground Color vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deep Grey
Ground Color vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deep Grey

All matches: Deep Grey equivalents · Ground Color equivalents