Ash Grey sits in the grey family: mid-tone in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Medium Grey Fs 36270 from AK Interactive matches at 91 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the The Army Painter range it ladders cleanly, Brush-On Primer for the shadows and Wilted Rose for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Ash Grey equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Ash Grey outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Medium Grey Fs 36270, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Neutral Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Neutral Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.9).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Moonstone Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Blue Grey Pale, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.7).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Graphite, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Medium Grey Fs 36270
Dark Gull Grey Fs 36231
Aggressor Grey Fs 36251
Raf Medium Sea Grey Bs381C/637
Dark Ghost Grey Fs 36320
Grey Blue
Pale Grey
M-485 Blue-Grey
Rlm 78 (1941)
Humbrol
Tamiya
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
Scale75
P3 Paints
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Ash Grey?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Medium Grey Fs 36270 at 91% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Ash Grey?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Blue Grey Pale at 81%, a same-finish match.
What color is Ash Grey?
Ash Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #84878C).
What do I highlight and shade Ash Grey with?
Highlight Ash Grey toward Wilted Rose and shade it down into Brush-On Primer, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.