What is the difference between Kobold Grey and Sky Type S?

ΔE 7 (close). Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kobold Grey vs Sky Type S

Kobold Grey

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #858b75 (estimate)

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler than Kobold Grey.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Kobold Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler than Kobold Grey.

Can I use Kobold Grey instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kobold Grey is a little darker, 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 Kobold Grey on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Kobold Grey

Kobold Grey vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Kobold Grey vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Kobold Grey vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Contagion GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Kobold Grey
Sky Type S vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair
Sky Type S vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Kobold Grey equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents