What is the difference between Iron Wolf and Neutral Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). Neutral Gray is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Iron Wolf vs Neutral Gray

Iron Wolf

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5668 (estimate)

Neutral Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-53
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #536577 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Neutral Gray is a little lighter, warmer than Iron Wolf.

Can I use Neutral Gray instead of Iron Wolf?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Neutral Gray is a little lighter, warmer than Iron Wolf.

Can I use Iron Wolf instead of Neutral Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iron Wolf is a little darker, cooler.

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 Iron Wolf on the colour wheel See Neutral Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Iron Wolf

Iron Wolf vs Intermediate Blue (C-72)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
Iron Wolf vs Intermediate Blue (H-56)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
Iron Wolf vs Intermediate Blue (N-56)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Neutral Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Neutral Gray

Neutral Gray vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Iron Wolf
Neutral Gray vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Neutral Gray vs Necromancer CloakWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Iron Wolf equivalents · Neutral Gray equivalents