What is the difference between Wolf Grey and Sombre Grey?

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

Wolf Grey vs Sombre Grey

Wolf Grey

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f7687 (estimate)

Sombre Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77859b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sombre Grey is a little lighter, warmer than Wolf Grey.

Can I use Sombre Grey instead of Wolf Grey?

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

Can I use Wolf Grey instead of Sombre Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wolf Grey is a little darker, 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 Wolf Grey on the colour wheel See Sombre Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wolf Grey

Wolf Grey vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Wolf Grey vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Wolf Grey vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sombre Grey

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sombre Grey

Sombre Grey vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wolf Grey
Sombre Grey vs Enticing PurpleTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close
Sombre Grey vs Frost BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Wolf Grey equivalents · Sombre Grey equivalents