What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Grey Green RLM74?

ΔE 8 (close). Grey Green RLM74 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Grey Green RLM74

Mechanicus Standard Grey

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

Grey Green RLM74

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.258
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #464d4b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Green RLM74 is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Grey Green RLM74 instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Grey Green RLM74 is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Grey Green RLM74?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mechanicus Standard Grey 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 Mechanicus Standard Grey on the colour wheel See Grey Green RLM74 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 Grey Green RLM74
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Grey Green RLM74
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grey Green RLM74

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Green RLM74

Grey Green RLM74 vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Grey Green RLM74 vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
Grey Green RLM74 vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Grey Green RLM74 equivalents