What is the difference between Potion Green and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Medium Grey Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Potion Green vs Medium Grey Blue

Potion Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a9878 (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Grey Blue is more muted, cooler than Potion Green.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Potion Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Medium Grey Blue is more muted, cooler than Potion Green.

Can I use Potion Green instead of Medium Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Potion Green is 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 Potion Green on the colour wheel See Medium Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Potion Green

Potion Green vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Potion Green vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Potion Green vs Green Sky (70.974)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Medium Grey Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Light Feldgrau (WP4045P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Potion Green
Medium Grey Blue vs Patagon PineWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Potion Green
Medium Grey Blue vs Autumn SageWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Potion Green

All matches: Potion Green equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents