What is the difference between Bleached Strap Grey and Violet Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Violet Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bleached Strap Grey vs Violet Grey

Bleached Strap Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4150P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #404143 (estimate)

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Grey is a little lighter than Bleached Strap Grey.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Bleached Strap Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Violet Grey is a little lighter than Bleached Strap Grey.

Can I use Bleached Strap Grey instead of Violet Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bleached Strap Grey is a little darker.

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 Bleached Strap Grey on the colour wheel See Violet Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bleached Strap Grey

Bleached Strap Grey vs 3B Russian Green (71.281)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Bleached Strap Grey vs Deep Forest Skin (74.009)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Bleached Strap Grey vs Panzer Dark Grey (71.056)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Violet Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bleached Strap Grey
Violet Grey vs Obsidian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Violet Grey vs Onyx SkinWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Bleached Strap Grey equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents