What is the difference between J.A. Gray and White Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). White Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

J.A. Gray vs White Grey

J.A. Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4e1cd (estimate)

White Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0d1bf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. White Grey is a little darker, cooler than J.A. Gray.

Can I use White Grey instead of J.A. Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). White Grey is a little darker, cooler than J.A. Gray.

Can I use J.A. Gray instead of White Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: J.A. Gray is a little lighter, warmer.

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 J.A. Gray on the colour wheel See White Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to J.A. Gray

J.A. Gray vs Off-White (72.101)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than White Grey
J.A. Gray vs Ivory (70.918)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than White Grey
J.A. Gray vs Insignia White (71.279)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than White Grey

Other Tamiya paints close to White Grey

White Grey vs Insignia White (US Navy) (AS-20)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than J.A. Gray
White Grey vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than J.A. Gray
White Grey vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close

All matches: J.A. Gray equivalents · White Grey equivalents