Ocean Gray vs Lustful Purple

Q: What is the difference between Ocean Gray and Lustful Purple?

ΔE 24 (loose). Lustful Purple is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-10
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72889f (estimate)

Lustful Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09acb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lustful Purple is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Ocean Gray.

Can I use Lustful Purple instead of Ocean Gray?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Lustful Purple is noticeably lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Ocean Gray.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Lustful Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Gray is noticeably darker, much more muted, 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 on the colour wheel See Lustful Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Lustful Purple
Ocean Gray vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lustful Purple
Ocean Gray vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lustful Purple

Other Tamiya paints close to Lustful Purple

Lustful Purple vs Smoke (PS-31)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Ocean Gray
Lustful Purple vs Pink (TS-25)TS Spray · ΔE 24, loose
Lustful Purple vs Blue Violet (PS-35)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Ocean Gray equivalents · Lustful Purple equivalents