What is the difference between Dark Ghost Gray and Light Ghost Gray?

ΔE 8 (close). Light Ghost Gray is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ghost Gray vs Light Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-25
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6f93a1 (estimate)

Light Ghost Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-26
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #86a6b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Ghost Gray is a little lighter than Dark Ghost Gray.

Can I use Light Ghost Gray instead of Dark Ghost Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Light Ghost Gray is a little lighter than Dark Ghost Gray.

Can I use Dark Ghost Gray instead of Light Ghost Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ghost Gray is a little darker.

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 Ghost Gray on the colour wheel See Light Ghost Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Dark Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray vs Light Sea Gray (XF-25)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Ghost Gray
Dark Ghost Gray vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Ghost Gray
Dark Ghost Gray vs Medium Gray (AS-28)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Ghost Gray

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Ghost Gray

Light Ghost Gray vs Light Blue (Luftwaffe) (AS-5)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close
Light Ghost Gray vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close
Light Ghost Gray vs Medium Gray (AS-28)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Ghost Gray equivalents · Light Ghost Gray equivalents