What is the difference between Toxic Mist and Medium Sea Gray (RAF)?

ΔE 15 (loose). Medium Sea Gray (RAF) is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Toxic Mist vs Medium Sea Gray (RAF)

Toxic Mist

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ed5d3 (estimate)

Medium Sea Gray (RAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bb1ae (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Medium Sea Gray (RAF) is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Toxic Mist.

Can I use Medium Sea Gray (RAF) instead of Toxic Mist?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Medium Sea Gray (RAF) is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Toxic Mist.

Can I use Toxic Mist instead of Medium Sea Gray (RAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Toxic Mist is noticeably lighter, more saturated, 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 Toxic Mist on the colour wheel See Medium Sea Gray (RAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Toxic Mist

Toxic Mist vs Corsa Gray (PS-32)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Sea Gray (RAF)
Toxic Mist vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Medium Sea Gray (RAF)
Toxic Mist vs Medium Sea Gray 2 (RAF) (XF-83)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 15, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Sea Gray (RAF)

Medium Sea Gray (RAF) vs Shark WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Toxic Mist
Medium Sea Gray (RAF) vs Yeti WhiteWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Toxic Mist
Medium Sea Gray (RAF) vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Toxic Mist

All matches: Toxic Mist equivalents · Medium Sea Gray (RAF) equivalents