What is the difference between Grey Seer and Warm Grey?

ΔE 18 (loose). Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Grey Seer vs Warm Grey

Grey Seer

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a8b0 (estimate)

Warm Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb2b3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Grey Seer.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Grey Seer?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Grey Seer.

Can I use Grey Seer instead of Warm Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Grey Seer is a little darker, 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 Grey Seer on the colour wheel See Warm Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Grey Seer

Grey Seer vs Sky Grey (70.989)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Warm Grey
Grey Seer vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Warm Grey
Grey Seer vs USN Light Ghost Grey (70.615)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Warm Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Grey Seer
Warm Grey vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Grey Seer
Warm Grey vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Grey Seer equivalents · Warm Grey equivalents