What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

ΔE 10 (close). Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Typhon Ash

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a8a82 (estimate)

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #799190 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 is more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 is more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is 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 Typhon Ash on the colour wheel See Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Typhon Ash

Typhon Ash vs Dark Gray 1 (H-82)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Typhon Ash vs Dark Gray 1 (C-31)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Typhon Ash vs Dark Gray 1 (N-82)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Other Citadel paints close to Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Typhon Ash
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Typhon Ash
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 equivalents