Petroleum Grey sits in the grey family: dark in tone, muted in saturation, neutral in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Caspian Blue underneath and Indian Shadow on the highlights, all in the Scale75 line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 2 brands offer a strong same-finish match, Two Thin Coats Cuirass Leather closest at 85 percent. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Petroleum Grey equivalents in other ranges
Petroleum Grey is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Cuirass Leather, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
From Vallejo: Vallejo Dark Sea Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Nº5 Earth Brown (Fs 30099), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.5).
Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Skavenblight Dinge, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.9).
Check it on a spare model first, because Two Thin Coats Cuirass Leather sits slightly warmer than the original and the difference grows over large flat panels.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Humbrol
Tamiya
Revell
The Army Painter
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Petroleum Grey?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Cuirass Leather at 85% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Petroleum Grey?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Dark Sea Green at 84%, a same-finish match.
What color is Petroleum Grey?
Petroleum Grey is a dark muted grey with a neutral cast (hex #4E433F).
What do I highlight and shade Petroleum Grey with?
Highlight Petroleum Grey toward Indian Shadow and shade it down into Caspian Blue, both Scale75 paints in the same finish family.