What is the difference between Tanker Grey and USAF Medium Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). USAF Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanker Grey vs USAF Medium Gray

Tanker Grey

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

USAF Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.275
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #767c86 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted than Tanker Grey.

Can I use USAF Medium Gray instead of Tanker Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USAF Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted than Tanker Grey.

Can I use Tanker Grey instead of USAF Medium Gray?

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 USAF Medium Gray 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 USAF Medium Gray
Tanker Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Medium Gray
Tanker Grey vs USN Light Ghost Grey (70.615)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Medium Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to USAF Medium Gray

USAF Medium Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Tanker Grey
USAF Medium Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tanker Grey
USAF Medium Gray vs Cadre GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Tanker Grey equivalents · USAF Medium Gray equivalents