What is the difference between Dark Gray 1 and AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Gray 1 vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Dark Gray 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #808786 (estimate)

AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.320
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #878276 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is more saturated than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown instead of Dark Gray 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown is more saturated than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Dark Gray 1 instead of AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Gray 1 is more muted.

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 Dark Gray 1 on the colour wheel See AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Gray 1

Dark Gray 1 vs Russian AF Grey N.3 (71.339)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown
Dark Gray 1 vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown
Dark Gray 1 vs BS Med. Sea Grey (71.307)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown

AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs IDF Gray 2 (-1981 Golan) (C-529)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1
AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Dark Gray 1 (H-82)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Gray 1
AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown vs Dark Gray 1 (N-82)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Gray 1 equivalents · AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown equivalents