What is the difference between Bluish Grey and Luftwaffe Uniform?

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

Bluish Grey vs Luftwaffe Uniform

Bluish Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20104
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e4865 (estimate)

Luftwaffe Uniform

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.816
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c3f4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Luftwaffe Uniform is a little darker, more muted than Bluish Grey.

Can I use Luftwaffe Uniform instead of Bluish Grey?

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

Can I use Bluish Grey instead of Luftwaffe Uniform?

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 Luftwaffe Uniform on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluish Grey

Bluish Grey vs Prussian Blue (70.965)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform
Bluish Grey vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform
Bluish Grey vs Oxford Blue (70.807)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Luftwaffe Uniform

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Luftwaffe Uniform

Luftwaffe Uniform vs Shadow Grey (ATOM-20148)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bluish Grey
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bluish Grey
Luftwaffe Uniform vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bluish Grey

All matches: Bluish Grey equivalents · Luftwaffe Uniform equivalents