What is the difference between Wolf Grey and Grey Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wolf Grey vs Grey Blue

Wolf Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #577ca4 (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.943
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #546c87 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted than Wolf Grey.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Wolf Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Grey Blue is a little darker, more muted than Wolf Grey.

Can I use Wolf Grey instead of Grey Blue?

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

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 Wolf Grey on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wolf Grey

Wolf Grey vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Wolf Grey vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Grey Blue
Wolf Grey vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Uniform GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair
Grey Blue vs Thunderous BlueWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Grey Blue vs Iron WolfWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Wolf Grey equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents