Uniform Grey vs N5 Neutral Gray

Uniform Grey

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#707482 (estimate)

N5 Neutral Gray

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8533
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#647174 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Uniform Grey is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden N5 Neutral Gray is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use N5 Neutral Gray instead of Uniform Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Uniform Grey instead of N5 Neutral Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Uniform Grey on the colour wheel See N5 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Uniform Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to N5 Neutral Gray

All matches: Uniform Grey equivalents · N5 Neutral Gray equivalents

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