What is the difference between Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) and Medium Gray?

ΔE 6 (close). Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Medium Gray

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f8391 (estimate)

Medium Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #617a80 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF).

Can I use Medium Gray instead of Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Medium Gray is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF).

Can I use Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) instead of Medium Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) on the colour wheel See Medium Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Gray
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Medium Gray

Medium Gray vs Neutral Gray (XF-53)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Medium Gray vs Haze Gray (TS-32)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Medium Gray vs Gunship Gray (TS-48)TS Spray · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

All matches: Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) equivalents · Medium Gray equivalents