What is the difference between Administratum Grey and BS Med. Sea Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Administratum Grey vs BS Med. Sea Grey

Administratum Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a9090 (estimate)

BS Med. Sea Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.307
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768487 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker than Administratum Grey.

Can I use BS Med. Sea Grey instead of Administratum Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker than Administratum Grey.

Can I use Administratum Grey instead of BS Med. Sea Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Administratum Grey is a little lighter.

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 Administratum Grey on the colour wheel See BS Med. Sea Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Administratum Grey

Administratum Grey vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Administratum Grey vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Administratum Grey vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey

Other Citadel paints close to BS Med. Sea Grey

BS Med. Sea Grey vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close
BS Med. Sea Grey vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
BS Med. Sea Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Administratum Grey equivalents · BS Med. Sea Grey equivalents