What is the difference between Regiment Grey and Ocean Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Regiment Grey vs Ocean Gray

Regiment Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a6068 (estimate)

Ocean Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.273
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #626f7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ocean Gray is a little lighter, more saturated than Regiment Grey.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Regiment Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, more saturated than Regiment Grey.

Can I use Regiment Grey instead of Ocean Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Regiment Grey is a little darker, more muted.

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 Regiment Grey on the colour wheel See Ocean Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Regiment Grey

Regiment Grey vs Sea Grey (71.049)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Regiment Grey vs Grey Violet RLM75 (71.259)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Regiment Grey vs London Grey (70.836)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ocean Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Regiment Grey
Ocean Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Regiment Grey
Ocean Gray vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Regiment Grey equivalents · Ocean Gray equivalents