What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Engine Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Engine Gray is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Engine Gray

Mechanicus Standard Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a4048 (estimate)

Engine Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485362 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Engine Gray is a little lighter, more saturated than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Engine Gray instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Engine Gray is a little lighter, more saturated than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Engine Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mechanicus Standard 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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See Engine Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mechanicus Standard Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Engine Gray
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Engine Gray
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Engine Gray

Other Citadel paints close to Engine Gray

Engine Gray vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Engine Gray vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Engine Gray vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Engine Gray equivalents