Matt Grey Primer vs Pale Blue Grey

Matt Grey Primer

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Air
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#8a9294 (estimate)

Pale Blue Grey

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.046
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#899499 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 2.1, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Matt Grey Primer is a technical paint or medium and Vallejo Pale Blue Grey is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pale Blue Grey instead of Matt Grey Primer?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 2). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Matt Grey Primer instead of Pale Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under 2 is a perfect match (you’d struggle to tell them apart), under 6 very close, under 10 close, under 15 fair, under 20 loose, under 30 very loose, and 30 or more a poor match. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Matt Grey Primer on the colour wheel See Pale Blue Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Matt Grey Primer

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Blue Grey

All matches: Matt Grey Primer equivalents · Pale Blue Grey equivalents

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