What is the difference between Oxford Blue and Engine Gray?

ΔE 10 (close). Engine Gray is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxford Blue vs Engine Gray

Oxford Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #605d75 (estimate)

Engine Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485362 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Engine Gray is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Oxford Blue.

Can I use Engine Gray instead of Oxford Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Engine Gray is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Oxford Blue.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Engine Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxford Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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 Oxford Blue on the colour wheel See Engine Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Sea Grey (71.049)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Engine Gray
Oxford Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Engine Gray
Oxford Blue vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Engine Gray

Engine Gray vs Dark Grey (ATOM-20146)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Engine Gray vs Intermediate Blue (ATOM-20136)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Engine Gray vs Bluish Grey (AMMO.F-530)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close · closer than Oxford Blue

All matches: Oxford Blue equivalents · Engine Gray equivalents