What is the difference between Cobalt Violet Grey and Med. Gunship Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cobalt Violet Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray

Cobalt Violet Grey

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #666174 (estimate)

Med. Gunship Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.097
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #505762 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker, more muted than Cobalt Violet Grey.

Can I use Med. Gunship Gray instead of Cobalt Violet Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker, more muted than Cobalt Violet Grey.

Can I use Cobalt Violet Grey instead of Med. Gunship Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cobalt Violet Grey is a little lighter, 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 Cobalt Violet Grey on the colour wheel See Med. Gunship Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cobalt Violet Grey

Cobalt Violet Grey vs Sea Grey (71.049)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Cobalt Violet Grey vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Cobalt Violet Grey vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Med. Gunship Gray

Med. Gunship Gray vs Cold Armour (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cobalt Violet Grey
Med. Gunship Gray vs Silver Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close
Med. Gunship Gray vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Cobalt Violet Grey equivalents · Med. Gunship Gray equivalents