What is the difference between Administratum Grey and Dark Ghost Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Dark Ghost Gray is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Administratum Grey vs Dark Ghost Gray

Administratum Grey

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

Dark Ghost Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f9099 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Ghost Gray is more saturated than Administratum Grey.

Can I use Dark Ghost Gray instead of Administratum Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Dark Ghost Gray is more saturated than Administratum Grey.

Can I use Administratum Grey instead of Dark Ghost Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Administratum Grey is 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 Administratum Grey on the colour wheel See Dark Ghost Gray 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 Dark Ghost Gray
Administratum Grey vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
Administratum Grey vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Administratum Grey
Dark Ghost Gray vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close
Dark Ghost Gray vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Administratum Grey equivalents · Dark Ghost Gray equivalents