What is the difference between Thunderhawk Blue and Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thunderhawk Blue vs Grey Blue

Thunderhawk Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a4a60 (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4353 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is more muted, warmer than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Thunderhawk Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey Blue is more muted, warmer than Thunderhawk Blue.

Can I use Thunderhawk Blue instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thunderhawk Blue is more saturated, 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 Thunderhawk Blue on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Thunderhawk Blue

Thunderhawk Blue vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Thunderhawk Blue vs Turquoise (70.966)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Thunderhawk Blue vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Grey Blue vs Mechanicus Standard GreyColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Thunderhawk Blue
Grey Blue vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Thunderhawk Blue equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents