What is the difference between Iron Wolf and Ocean Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Iron Wolf vs Ocean Gray

Iron Wolf

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

Ocean Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-362
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #546169 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ocean Gray is a little lighter, more muted than Iron Wolf.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Iron Wolf?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, more muted than Iron Wolf.

Can I use Iron Wolf instead of Ocean Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iron Wolf is a little darker, 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 Iron Wolf on the colour wheel See Ocean 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 Ocean Gray
Iron Wolf vs Intermediate Blue (H-56)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Iron Wolf vs Intermediate Blue (N-56)Acrysion · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ocean Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Iron Wolf
Ocean Gray vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Iron Wolf
Ocean Gray vs Necromancer CloakWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Iron Wolf

All matches: Iron Wolf equivalents · Ocean Gray equivalents