What is the difference between Wolven Grey and Russ. AF Grey N.8?

ΔE 6 (close). Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wolven Grey vs Russ. AF Grey N.8

Wolven Grey

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

Russ. AF Grey N.8

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.345
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #93adba (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little darker than Wolven Grey.

Can I use Russ. AF Grey N.8 instead of Wolven Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little darker than Wolven Grey.

Can I use Wolven Grey instead of Russ. AF Grey N.8?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wolven Grey 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 Wolven Grey on the colour wheel See Russ. AF Grey N.8 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wolven Grey

Wolven Grey vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 6, close
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 Russ. AF Grey N.8

Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Moonstone Grey (1837)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Gypsum White (4128)Opaque Colors · ΔE 15, loose
Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Glazier Blue (4127)Opaque Colors · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Wolven Grey equivalents · Russ. AF Grey N.8 equivalents