What is the difference between Wolven Grey and Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wolven Grey vs Grey

Wolven Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1835
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7b9c1 (estimate)

Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.601
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #babcc0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey is more muted than Wolven Grey.

Can I use Grey instead of Wolven Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Grey is more muted than Wolven Grey.

Can I use Wolven Grey instead of Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wolven Grey 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 Wolven Grey on the colour wheel See Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wolven Grey

Wolven Grey vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grey
Wolven Grey vs Pale Grey Blue (70.907)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Wolven Grey vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Grey

Grey vs Gypsum White (4128)Opaque Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wolven Grey
Grey vs Donkey Grey (4130)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, fair
Grey vs Moon Mist Grey (3240)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Wolven Grey equivalents · Grey equivalents