What is the difference between Administratum Grey and Blue Grey Pale?

ΔE 7 (close). Blue Grey Pale is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Administratum Grey vs Blue Grey Pale

Administratum Grey

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a9090 (estimate)

Blue Grey Pale

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.905
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #757f83 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Grey Pale is a little darker than Administratum Grey.

Can I use Blue Grey Pale instead of Administratum Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blue Grey Pale is a little darker than Administratum Grey.

Can I use Administratum Grey instead of Blue Grey Pale?

The same difference applies the other way round: Administratum Grey is a little lighter.

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 Administratum Grey on the colour wheel See Blue Grey Pale on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Administratum Grey

Administratum Grey vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale
Administratum Grey vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale
Administratum Grey vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Grey Pale

Blue Grey Pale vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
Blue Grey Pale vs DawnstoneColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Blue Grey Pale vs DawnstoneColour: Air · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Administratum Grey equivalents · Blue Grey Pale equivalents