Moonstone Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Neutral Grey from Tamiya matches at 91 percent and 5 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the Green Stuff World range it ladders cleanly, Grey Teal for the shadows and Wolven Grey for the highlights. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Moonstone Grey equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Moonstone Grey outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Tamiya equivalent: Tamiya Neutral Grey, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.8).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Light Grey, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Carcharodon Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.8).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Medium Grey Fs 36270, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.2).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Ash Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.6).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol Neutral Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.2).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
Neutral Grey
JMSDF Gray
Medium Grey
IJN Grey
LFT Medium Sea Grey
Medium Sea Grey 2
Sea Grey
JA Grey
Light Sea Grey
Sky Grey
Flat Aluminium
Flat Aluminum 2
Metallic Grey
Vallejo
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Medium Grey Fs 36270
Aggressor Grey Fs 36251
Dark Gull Grey Fs 36231
Raf Medium Sea Grey Bs381C/637
Raf Camouflage (Barley) Grey Bs381C/626
Dark Ghost Grey Fs 36320
Pale Grey
Ijn J3 Hai-iro (Grey)
Sky Grey Fs 36463
Raf Sky Grey
Grey Blue
Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381C/629
Rlm 02 RLM-Grau (1938)
Natural Steel
Oily Steel
Matte Medium
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Neutral Grey
Grey
Medium Grey
US Compass Grey
Matt Uniform Grey
Light Sea Grey
Medium Sea Grey
Surface Grey
Satin US Medium Grey
Metalcote Polished Steel
Scale75
Revell
P3 Paints
Citadel
Administratum Grey
Slaanesh Grey
Administratum Grey
Rakarth Flesh
Grey Seer
Basilicanum Grey
Ratling Grime
Runefang Steel
Runefang Steel
Stormhost Silver
Soulblight Grey
Astrogranite
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 Green Stuff World Moonstone Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Neutral Grey at 91% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Moonstone Grey?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Light Grey at 90%, a same-finish match.
What color is Moonstone Grey?
Moonstone Grey is a mid-tone muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #8D8D8D).
What do I highlight and shade Moonstone Grey with?
Highlight Moonstone Grey toward Wolven Grey and shade it down into Grey Teal, both Green Stuff World paints in the same finish family.