What is the difference between Bad Bruise and Engine Gray?

ΔE 20 (loose). Engine Gray is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bad Bruise vs Engine Gray

Bad Bruise

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93142
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #302638 (estimate)

Engine Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #485362 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Engine Gray is noticeably lighter, cooler than Bad Bruise.

Can I use Engine Gray instead of Bad Bruise?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Engine Gray is noticeably lighter, cooler than Bad Bruise.

Can I use Bad Bruise instead of Engine Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bad Bruise is noticeably darker, warmer.

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 Bad Bruise on the colour wheel See Engine Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bad Bruise

Bad Bruise vs Black Violet (70.751)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Engine Gray
Bad Bruise vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Engine Gray
Bad Bruise vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Engine Gray

Other Formula P3 paints close to Engine Gray

Engine Gray vs Greatcoat Grey (93043)Formula P3 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bad Bruise
Engine Gray vs Gravedigger Denim (93129)Formula P3 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bad Bruise
Engine Gray vs Coal Black (93046)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Bad Bruise

All matches: Bad Bruise equivalents · Engine Gray equivalents