What is the difference between Tanker Grey and BS Med. Sea Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanker Grey vs BS Med. Sea Grey

Tanker Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4047P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #788c9e (estimate)

BS Med. Sea Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.307
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768487 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker, more muted than Tanker Grey.

Can I use BS Med. Sea Grey instead of Tanker Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker, more muted than Tanker Grey.

Can I use Tanker Grey instead of BS Med. Sea Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanker Grey is a little lighter, 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 Tanker Grey on the colour wheel See BS Med. Sea Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanker Grey

Tanker Grey vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Tanker Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Tanker Grey vs USN Light Ghost Grey (70.615)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to BS Med. Sea Grey

BS Med. Sea Grey vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tanker Grey
BS Med. Sea Grey vs Cadre GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tanker Grey
BS Med. Sea Grey vs Ash GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanker Grey

All matches: Tanker Grey equivalents · BS Med. Sea Grey equivalents