What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Grey Blue RLM84?

ΔE 7 (close). Grey Blue RLM84 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs Grey Blue RLM84

Typhon Ash

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

Grey Blue RLM84

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.103
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939c91 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue RLM84 is a little lighter than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Grey Blue RLM84 instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Grey Blue RLM84 is a little lighter than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Grey Blue RLM84?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash 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 Typhon Ash on the colour wheel See Grey Blue RLM84 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 Grey Blue RLM84
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue RLM84
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grey Blue RLM84

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Blue RLM84

Grey Blue RLM84 vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
Grey Blue RLM84 vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
Grey Blue RLM84 vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Grey Blue RLM84 equivalents