What is the difference between Gargoyle Grey and Gray Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Gray Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gargoyle Grey vs Gray Green

Gargoyle Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b1ac9c (estimate)

Gray Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-29
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8b59b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Green is more saturated, cooler than Gargoyle Grey.

Can I use Gray Green instead of Gargoyle Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Gray Green is more saturated, cooler than Gargoyle Grey.

Can I use Gargoyle Grey instead of Gray Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gargoyle Grey is more muted, 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 Gargoyle Grey on the colour wheel See Gray Green on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Gargoyle Grey

Gargoyle Grey vs Medium Sea Gray (AS-11)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gray Green
Gargoyle Grey vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Gray Green
Gargoyle Grey vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Gray Green

Gray Green vs Zombie FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gargoyle Grey
Gray Green vs Hanpu Beige (WP4160P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Gargoyle Grey
Gray Green vs Worn StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Gargoyle Grey equivalents · Gray Green equivalents