Underhive Ash vs Medium Sea Gray

Underhive Ash

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Dry
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a8a890 (estimate)

Medium Sea Gray

Brand
Tamiya
Range
AS Spray (aircraft)
Code
AS-11
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a8aa9d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Sea Gray is more muted than Underhive Ash.

Can I use Medium Sea Gray instead of Underhive Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Medium Sea Gray is more muted than Underhive Ash.

Can I use Underhive Ash instead of Medium Sea Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Underhive Ash is more saturated.

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 Underhive Ash on the colour wheel See Medium Sea Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Underhive Ash

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Sea Gray

All matches: Underhive Ash equivalents · Medium Sea Gray equivalents

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