What is the difference between Longbeard Grey and Warm Grey?

ΔE 17 (loose). Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Longbeard Grey vs Warm Grey

Longbeard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b0a8 (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 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Longbeard Grey.

Can I use Warm Grey instead of Longbeard Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Warm Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Longbeard Grey.

Can I use Longbeard Grey instead of Warm Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Longbeard Grey 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 Longbeard Grey on the colour wheel See Warm Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Longbeard Grey

Longbeard Grey vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Warm Grey
Longbeard Grey vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Grey
Longbeard Grey vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Warm Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Longbeard Grey
Warm Grey vs Grey SeerColour: Base · ΔE 18, loose
Warm Grey vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Longbeard Grey equivalents · Warm Grey equivalents