What is the difference between Typhon Ash and BS Med. Sea Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs BS Med. Sea Grey

Typhon Ash

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

BS Med. Sea Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.307
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768487 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker than Typhon Ash.

Can I use BS Med. Sea Grey instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). BS Med. Sea Grey is a little darker than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of BS Med. Sea Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is a little lighter.

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 BS Med. Sea Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Typhon Ash

Typhon Ash vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than BS Med. Sea Grey

Other Citadel paints close to BS Med. Sea Grey

BS Med. Sea Grey vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Typhon Ash
BS Med. Sea Grey vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Typhon Ash
BS Med. Sea Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · BS Med. Sea Grey equivalents