What is the difference between Dark Sea Gray and USN Light Ghost Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). USN Light Ghost Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Sea Gray vs USN Light Ghost Grey

Dark Sea Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-54
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a0a7ad (estimate)

USN Light Ghost Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.615
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e99a5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USN Light Ghost Grey is a little darker than Dark Sea Gray.

Can I use USN Light Ghost Grey instead of Dark Sea Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USN Light Ghost Grey is a little darker than Dark Sea Gray.

Can I use Dark Sea Gray instead of USN Light Ghost Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sea Gray 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 Dark Sea Gray on the colour wheel See USN Light Ghost Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Sea Gray

Dark Sea Gray vs Sky Grey (70.989)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USN Light Ghost Grey
Dark Sea Gray vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Dark Sea Gray vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to USN Light Ghost Grey

USN Light Ghost Grey vs Neutral Gray (USAF) (AS-7)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Sea Gray
USN Light Ghost Grey vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Sea Gray
USN Light Ghost Grey vs Medium Gray (AS-28)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Sea Gray

All matches: Dark Sea Gray equivalents · USN Light Ghost Grey equivalents