What is the difference between Ocean Gray and Russian AF Grey N.7?

ΔE 7 (close). Russian AF Grey N.7 is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Gray vs Russian AF Grey N.7

Ocean Gray

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

Russian AF Grey N.7

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.343
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6892aa (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Grey N.7 is cooler than Ocean Gray.

Can I use Russian AF Grey N.7 instead of Ocean Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russian AF Grey N.7 is cooler than Ocean Gray.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Russian AF Grey N.7?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Gray is 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 Ocean Gray on the colour wheel See Russian AF Grey N.7 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 Russian AF Grey N.7
Ocean Gray vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Ocean Gray vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Russian AF Grey N.7

Russian AF Grey N.7 vs Dark Ghost Gray (AS-25)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Russian AF Grey N.7 vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close
Russian AF Grey N.7 vs Light Sea Gray (XF-25)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Ocean Gray equivalents · Russian AF Grey N.7 equivalents