What is the difference between Celestra Grey and Ocean Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Ocean Gray is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Celestra Grey vs Ocean Gray

Celestra Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a9aa8 (estimate)

Ocean Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-10
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72889f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ocean Gray is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Celestra Grey.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Celestra Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ocean Gray is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Celestra Grey.

Can I use Celestra Grey instead of Ocean Gray?

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

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 Celestra Grey on the colour wheel See Ocean Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Celestra Grey

Celestra Grey vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Celestra Grey vs Medium Gray (AS-28)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Celestra Grey vs Neutral Gray (USAF) (AS-7)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray

Other Citadel paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Celestra Grey
Ocean Gray vs Russ GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Celestra Grey
Ocean Gray vs Russ GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Celestra Grey

All matches: Celestra Grey equivalents · Ocean Gray equivalents