What is the difference between Shadow Grey and USN Sea Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). USN Sea Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shadow Grey vs USN Sea Blue

Shadow Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20148
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #404054 (estimate)

USN Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.295
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #383d46 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USN Sea Blue is more muted than Shadow Grey.

Can I use USN Sea Blue instead of Shadow Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). USN Sea Blue is more muted than Shadow Grey.

Can I use Shadow Grey instead of USN Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shadow Grey is 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 Shadow Grey on the colour wheel See USN Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shadow Grey

Shadow Grey vs Luftwaffe Uniform (70.816)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue
Shadow Grey vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue
Shadow Grey vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than USN Sea Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to USN Sea Blue

USN Sea Blue vs Panzer Grey (A.MIG-0604)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Shadow Grey
USN Sea Blue vs Steel Shadow (IONIC-0167)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Shadow Grey
USN Sea Blue vs Rubber & Tires (ATOM-20159)ATOM · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Shadow Grey equivalents · USN Sea Blue equivalents