What is the difference between Deep Grey and Ocean Gray?

ΔE 10 (fair). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Grey vs Ocean Gray

Deep Grey

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

Ocean Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.273
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #626f7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ocean Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Deep Grey.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Deep Grey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, cooler than Deep Grey.

Can I use Deep Grey instead of Ocean Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Grey is a little darker, 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 Deep Grey on the colour wheel See Ocean Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Grey

Deep Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Deep Grey vs AMT-11 Blue Grey (71.304)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Deep Grey vs Basalt Grey (70.869)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ocean Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Grey
Ocean Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deep Grey
Ocean Gray vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Grey

All matches: Deep Grey equivalents · Ocean Gray equivalents