What is the difference between Sotek Green and Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)?

ΔE 20 (loose). Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sotek Green vs Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Sotek Green

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a8a8a (estimate)

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-82
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f8391 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) is much more muted, cooler than Sotek Green.

Can I use Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) instead of Sotek Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) is much more muted, cooler than Sotek Green.

Can I use Sotek Green instead of Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sotek Green is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Sotek Green on the colour wheel See Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Sotek Green

Sotek Green vs Cobalt Green (PS-54)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Sotek Green vs Haze Gray (TS-32)TS Spray · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Sotek Green vs Field Blue (XF-50)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Other Citadel paints close to Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sotek Green
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Russ GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sotek Green
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Russ GreyColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sotek Green

All matches: Sotek Green equivalents · Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) equivalents