What is the difference between Neutral Gray and Sombre Grey?

ΔE 8 (close). Sombre Grey is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Neutral Gray vs Sombre Grey

Neutral Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-53
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #627987 (estimate)

Sombre Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77859b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sombre Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Neutral Gray.

Can I use Sombre Grey instead of Neutral Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sombre Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Neutral Gray.

Can I use Neutral Gray instead of Sombre Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Neutral Gray is a little darker, cooler.

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 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel See Sombre Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Neutral Gray

Neutral Gray vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Neutral Gray vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Neutral Gray vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sombre Grey

Other Tamiya paints close to Sombre Grey

Sombre Grey vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Neutral Gray
Sombre Grey vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Neutral Gray
Sombre Grey vs Medium Gray (AS-28)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Neutral Gray

All matches: Neutral Gray equivalents · Sombre Grey equivalents