What is the difference between Sword Grey and Flanker Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Flanker Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sword Grey vs Flanker Blue

Sword Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0165
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4bcc2 (estimate)

Flanker Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.337
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #84aab0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Sword Grey.

Can I use Flanker Blue instead of Sword Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Flanker Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Sword Grey.

Can I use Sword Grey instead of Flanker Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sword Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler.

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 Sword Grey on the colour wheel See Flanker Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sword Grey

Sword Grey vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flanker Blue
Sword Grey vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flanker Blue
Sword Grey vs Pale Grey Blue (70.907)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flanker Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Flanker Blue

Flanker Blue vs Hellblau RLM 78 (ATOM-20126)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sword Grey
Flanker Blue vs Armour Grey (IONIC-0168)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sword Grey
Flanker Blue vs Light Ghost Gray (ATOM-20129)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Sword Grey equivalents · Flanker Blue equivalents