What is the difference between Typhon Ash and M495 Light Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). M495 Light Gray is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray

Typhon Ash

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

M495 Light Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.298
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e917f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. M495 Light Gray is more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use M495 Light Gray instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). M495 Light Gray is more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of M495 Light Gray?

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 M495 Light Gray 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 M495 Light Gray
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than M495 Light Gray
Typhon Ash vs Russian AF Grey N.3 (71.339)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other Citadel paints close to M495 Light Gray

M495 Light Gray vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
M495 Light Gray vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close
M495 Light Gray vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · M495 Light Gray equivalents