What is the difference between Mechanicus Standard Grey and Violet Grey?

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

Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Violet Grey

Mechanicus Standard Grey

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

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Grey is a little lighter than Mechanicus Standard Grey.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Mechanicus Standard Grey?

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

Can I use Mechanicus Standard Grey instead of Violet Grey?

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 Violet Grey 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 Violet Grey
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs USN Sea Blue (71.295)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Mechanicus Standard Grey vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Violet Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Mechanicus Standard Grey
Violet Grey vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close
Violet Grey vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Mechanicus Standard Grey equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents