What is the difference between Uniform Grey and Ocean Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Ocean Gray is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Uniform Grey vs Ocean Gray

Uniform Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #727880 (estimate)

Ocean Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.273
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #626f7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ocean Gray is a little darker, more saturated than Uniform Grey.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Uniform Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Ocean Gray is a little darker, more saturated than Uniform Grey.

Can I use Uniform Grey instead of Ocean Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Uniform Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Ocean Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Uniform Grey

Uniform Grey vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Uniform Grey vs USAF Medium Gray (71.275)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Uniform Grey vs Medium Sea Grey (70.870)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ocean Gray

Other Army Painter paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Uniform Grey
Ocean Gray vs Regiment GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close
Ocean Gray vs Deep GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Uniform Grey equivalents · Ocean Gray equivalents