What is the difference between Bluish Grey and Seaplane Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Seaplane Gray is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluish Grey vs Seaplane Gray

Bluish Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-530
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #506267 (estimate)

Seaplane Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.314
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b4f51 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Seaplane Gray is a little darker, more muted than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Seaplane Gray instead of Bluish Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Seaplane Gray is a little darker, more muted than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Bluish Grey instead of Seaplane Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluish Grey is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Bluish Grey on the colour wheel See Seaplane Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluish Grey

Bluish Grey vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Seaplane Gray
Bluish Grey vs Grey Violet RLM75 (71.259)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Seaplane Gray
Bluish Grey vs Neutral Grey (70.992)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Seaplane Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Seaplane Gray

Seaplane Gray vs Slate Grey (AMMO.F-522)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bluish Grey
Seaplane Gray vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bluish Grey
Seaplane Gray vs Graugrün RLM 74 (ATOM-20157)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bluish Grey

All matches: Bluish Grey equivalents · Seaplane Gray equivalents