What is the difference between Rodent Grey and Cement Grey?

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

Rodent Grey vs Cement Grey

Rodent Grey

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b7b69 (estimate)

Cement Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #828e7b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cement Grey is a little lighter, cooler than Rodent Grey.

Can I use Cement Grey instead of Rodent Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cement Grey is a little lighter, cooler than Rodent Grey.

Can I use Rodent Grey instead of Cement Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rodent 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 Rodent Grey on the colour wheel See Cement Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rodent Grey

Rodent Grey vs IJN Ash Grey (71.311)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Cement Grey
Rodent Grey vs Stone Grey (70.884)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Cement Grey
Rodent Grey vs UK Light Mud (71.284)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cement Grey

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Cement Grey

Cement Grey vs Kobold GreyTriads: highlights · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Rodent Grey
Cement Grey vs Contagion GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close
Cement Grey vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Rodent Grey equivalents · Cement Grey equivalents