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

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

Silver Grey vs Med. Gunship Gray

Silver Grey

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #556b78 (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 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker than Silver Grey.

Can I use Med. Gunship Gray instead of Silver Grey?

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

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Med. Gunship Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Silver 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 Silver Grey on the colour wheel See Med. Gunship Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Silver Grey vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Silver Grey vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 4, very 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 Silver Grey
Med. Gunship Gray vs Cobalt Violet Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Silver Grey
Med. Gunship Gray vs Viridian Grim (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Silver Grey equivalents · Med. Gunship Gray equivalents