What is the difference between Grey Castle and Gray Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Gray Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grey Castle vs Gray Green

Grey Castle

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b9a8f (estimate)

Gray Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3a999 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Green is a little lighter than Grey Castle.

Can I use Gray Green instead of Grey Castle?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Gray Green is a little lighter than Grey Castle.

Can I use Grey Castle instead of Gray Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grey Castle is a little darker.

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 Grey Castle on the colour wheel See Gray Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey Castle

Grey Castle vs Dark Gray 1 (H-82)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gray Green
Grey Castle vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C 627 (C-332)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gray Green
Grey Castle vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Gray Green

Gray Green vs Gargoyle GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Castle
Gray Green vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close
Gray Green vs Desert Olive Green (WP4140P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Grey Castle equivalents · Gray Green equivalents