What is the difference between Toxic Mist and Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

ΔE 7 (close). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Toxic Mist vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Toxic Mist

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

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.344
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7cbcd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is more muted, cooler than Toxic Mist.

Can I use Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat instead of Toxic Mist?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is more muted, cooler than Toxic Mist.

Can I use Toxic Mist instead of Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

The same difference applies the other way round: Toxic Mist is more saturated, warmer.

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 Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Toxic Mist

Toxic Mist vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Toxic Mist vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Toxic Mist vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Marine MistWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Neptune GlowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Toxic Mist equivalents · Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat equivalents