What is the difference between Grey Castle and AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grey Castle vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Grey Castle

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

AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.320
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #878276 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is a little darker than Grey Castle.

Can I use AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown instead of Grey Castle?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is a little darker than Grey Castle.

Can I use Grey Castle instead of AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown?

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

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 AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grey Castle

Grey Castle vs Grey Blue RLM84 (71.103)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown
Grey Castle vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown
Grey Castle vs Neutral Grey (72.050)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey Castle
AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close
AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Ash GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Grey Castle equivalents · AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown equivalents