What is the difference between Typhon Ash and IJN Ash Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). IJN Ash Grey is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs IJN Ash Grey

Typhon Ash

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

IJN Ash Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.311
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b7967 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IJN Ash Grey is a little darker, more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use IJN Ash Grey instead of Typhon Ash?

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

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of IJN Ash Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is a little lighter, 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 IJN Ash 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 IJN Ash Grey
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Ash Grey
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than IJN Ash Grey

Other Citadel paints close to IJN Ash Grey

IJN Ash Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
IJN Ash Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 10, close
IJN Ash Grey vs DawnstoneColour: Dry · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · IJN Ash Grey equivalents