What is the difference between Gray Green and Sky Type S?

ΔE 8 (close). Sky Type S is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray Green vs Sky Type S

Gray Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-29
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8b59b (estimate)

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little darker than Gray Green.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Gray Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sky Type S is a little darker than Gray Green.

Can I use Gray Green instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray Green 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 Gray Green on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray Green

Gray Green vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Gray Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sky Type S
Gray Green vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Tamiya paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Gray Green (XF-76)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close
Sky Type S vs Cockpit Green (IJN) (XF-71)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Sky Type S vs Medium Sea Gray (AS-11)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Gray Green equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents