What is the difference between Strap Grey and Infantry Blue?

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

Strap Grey vs Infantry Blue

Strap Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4048P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b2c30 (estimate)

Infantry Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.752
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1c1c28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Infantry Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Strap Grey.

Can I use Infantry Blue instead of Strap Grey?

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

Can I use Strap Grey instead of Infantry Blue?

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

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 Strap Grey on the colour wheel See Infantry Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Strap Grey

Strap Grey vs NATO Black (71.251)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Strap Grey vs Black (71.057)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Infantry Blue
Strap Grey vs Dark Grey (70.994)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Infantry Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Infantry Blue

Infantry Blue vs The Darkness (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Strap Grey
Infantry Blue vs Thunder StormWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Strap Grey
Infantry Blue vs Dark Leather (WP4141P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Strap Grey equivalents · Infantry Blue equivalents