What is the difference between Fenrisian Grey and Medium Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fenrisian Grey vs Medium Gray

Fenrisian Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8aa0b8 (estimate)

Medium Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-28
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d919c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Fenrisian Grey.

Can I use Medium Gray instead of Fenrisian Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Fenrisian Grey.

Can I use Fenrisian Grey instead of Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fenrisian Grey is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Fenrisian Grey on the colour wheel See Medium Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Fenrisian Grey

Fenrisian Grey vs Light Ghost Gray (AS-26)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Gray
Fenrisian Grey vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Gray
Fenrisian Grey vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Gray

Medium Gray vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fenrisian Grey
Medium Gray vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fenrisian Grey
Medium Gray vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Fenrisian Grey

All matches: Fenrisian Grey equivalents · Medium Gray equivalents