What is the difference between Frostheart and Space Grey?

ΔE 34 (loose). Space Grey is noticeably darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frostheart vs Space Grey

Frostheart

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #3a8ac0 (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 34.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Space Grey is noticeably darker, much more muted than Frostheart.

Can I use Space Grey instead of Frostheart?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 34). Space Grey is noticeably darker, much more muted than Frostheart.

Can I use Frostheart instead of Space Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frostheart is noticeably lighter, much 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 Frostheart on the colour wheel See Space Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Frostheart

Frostheart vs Mystic Blue (72.411)Xpress Color · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Space Grey
Frostheart vs Iceberg Grey (72.463)Xpress Color · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Space Grey
Frostheart vs Caribbean Turquoise (72.414)Xpress Color · ΔE 34, loose · closer than Space Grey

Other Citadel paints close to Space Grey

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

All matches: Frostheart equivalents · Space Grey equivalents