What is the difference between Briar Queen Chill and Space Grey?

ΔE 39 (loose). Space Grey is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Briar Queen Chill vs Space Grey

Briar Queen Chill

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #9ab8c8 (estimate)

Space Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.422
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #30575e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 39.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Space Grey is noticeably darker, warmer than Briar Queen Chill.

Can I use Space Grey instead of Briar Queen Chill?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 39). Space Grey is noticeably darker, warmer than Briar Queen Chill.

Can I use Briar Queen Chill instead of Space Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Briar Queen Chill is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Briar Queen Chill on the colour wheel See Space Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Briar Queen Chill

Briar Queen Chill vs Templar White (72.401)Xpress Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Space Grey
Briar Queen Chill vs Mummy White (72.449)Xpress Color · ΔE 37, loose · closer than Space Grey
Briar Queen Chill vs Wicked Purple (72.456)Xpress Color · ΔE 43, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Space Grey

Space Grey vs StormfiendColour: Contrast · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Briar Queen Chill
Space Grey vs Basilicanum GreyColour: Contrast · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Briar Queen Chill
Space Grey vs Kroxigor ScalesColour: Contrast · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Briar Queen Chill

All matches: Briar Queen Chill equivalents · Space Grey equivalents