What is the difference between French Greyish Blue and Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

French Greyish Blue vs Grey Blue

French Greyish Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11439
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4d53 (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4353 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little darker than French Greyish Blue.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of French Greyish Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey Blue is a little darker than French Greyish Blue.

Can I use French Greyish Blue instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: French Greyish Blue is a little lighter.

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 French Greyish Blue on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to French Greyish Blue

French Greyish Blue vs Dark Sea Gray (71.053)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grey Blue
French Greyish Blue vs Black Grey RLM66 (71.055)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue
French Greyish Blue vs Field Blue (70.964)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs RLM 83 (AK11839)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than French Greyish Blue
Grey Blue vs Deep Sea Blue (AK11864)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than French Greyish Blue
Grey Blue vs Oxford (AK11188)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than French Greyish Blue

All matches: French Greyish Blue equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents