What is the difference between Dawnstone and IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal)?

ΔE 9 (close). IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dawnstone vs IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal)

Dawnstone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6e6a (estimate)

IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-87
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #707781 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) is a little lighter than Dawnstone.

Can I use IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) instead of Dawnstone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) is a little lighter than Dawnstone.

Can I use Dawnstone instead of IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dawnstone is a little darker.

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 Dawnstone on the colour wheel See IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Dawnstone

Dawnstone vs Khaki Drab (XF-51)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal)
Dawnstone vs IJN Gray (TS-99)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close
Dawnstone vs RLM Gray (XF-22)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal)

IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) vs DawnstoneColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close
IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dawnstone equivalents · IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) equivalents