What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and Medium Grey?

ΔE 11 (fair). Medium Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs Medium Grey

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

Medium Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.987
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #766953 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Grey is a little darker, more muted than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Medium Grey instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Medium Grey is a little darker, more muted than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Medium Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill 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 Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Medium Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Grey
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Grey

Medium Grey vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Medium Grey vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Medium Grey vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Deep Khaki Drill

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Medium Grey equivalents