What is the difference between Underhive Ash and Sky Type S?

ΔE 6 (close). Sky Type S is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Underhive Ash vs Sky Type S

Underhive Ash

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

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little darker, cooler than Underhive Ash.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Underhive Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sky Type S is a little darker, cooler than Underhive Ash.

Can I use Underhive Ash instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Underhive Ash is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Underhive Ash

Underhive Ash vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Underhive Ash vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Underhive Ash vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Citadel paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close
Sky Type S vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair
Sky Type S vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Underhive Ash equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents