What is the difference between Bluegrey Dusk and Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluegrey Dusk vs Blue

Bluegrey Dusk

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1836
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #20243b (estimate)

Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.925
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #312d4f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Bluegrey Dusk.

Can I use Blue instead of Bluegrey Dusk?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Bluegrey Dusk.

Can I use Bluegrey Dusk instead of Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluegrey Dusk is a little darker, more muted, 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 Bluegrey Dusk on the colour wheel See Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bluegrey Dusk

Bluegrey Dusk vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue
Bluegrey Dusk vs Royal Purple (72.016)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blue
Bluegrey Dusk vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Blue

Blue vs Abyss Blue (1791)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bluegrey Dusk
Blue vs Chancellor Blue (3222)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bluegrey Dusk
Blue vs Ultramar Blue (3224)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Bluegrey Dusk equivalents · Blue equivalents