What is the difference between 82nd All the Way and Gray Violet?

ΔE 7 (close). Gray Violet is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

82nd All the Way vs Gray Violet

82nd All the Way

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c524a (estimate)

Gray Violet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.128
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #595c5b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gray Violet is a little lighter, more muted than 82nd All the Way.

Can I use Gray Violet instead of 82nd All the Way?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Gray Violet is a little lighter, more muted than 82nd All the Way.

Can I use 82nd All the Way instead of Gray Violet?

The same difference applies the other way round: 82nd All the Way is a little darker, 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 82nd All the Way on the colour wheel See Gray Violet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to 82nd All the Way

82nd All the Way vs Bronze Green (71.250)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gray Violet
82nd All the Way vs NATO Green (71.093)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Gray Violet
82nd All the Way vs US Loam (71.292)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gray Violet

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Gray Violet

Gray Violet vs Hell Bent for LeatherBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than 82nd All the Way
Gray Violet vs Ultimate Cup of CoffeeBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close
Gray Violet vs Fade to BlackBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close

All matches: 82nd All the Way equivalents · Gray Violet equivalents