What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Russian AF Grey N.3?

ΔE 6 (close). Russian AF Grey N.3 is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs Russian AF Grey N.3

Typhon Ash

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

Russian AF Grey N.3

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.339
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #798382 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Grey N.3 is a little darker than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Russian AF Grey N.3 instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Russian AF Grey N.3 is a little darker than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Russian AF Grey N.3?

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 Russian AF Grey N.3 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 Russian AF Grey N.3
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian AF Grey N.3
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Russian AF Grey N.3

Other Citadel paints close to Russian AF Grey N.3

Russian AF Grey N.3 vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Typhon Ash
Russian AF Grey N.3 vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Typhon Ash
Russian AF Grey N.3 vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Russian AF Grey N.3 equivalents