What is the difference between Bluegrey Dusk and Signal Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Signal Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bluegrey Dusk vs Signal Blue

Bluegrey Dusk

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

Signal Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #222c39 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Signal Blue is more muted, cooler than Bluegrey Dusk.

Can I use Signal Blue instead of Bluegrey Dusk?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Signal Blue is more muted, cooler than Bluegrey Dusk.

Can I use Bluegrey Dusk instead of Signal Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bluegrey Dusk is more saturated, 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 Bluegrey Dusk on the colour wheel See Signal 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 Signal Blue
Bluegrey Dusk vs Royal Purple (72.016)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Signal Blue
Bluegrey Dusk vs Dark Sea Blue (70.898)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Signal Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Signal Blue

Signal Blue vs Steel Grey (1842)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bluegrey Dusk
Signal Blue vs Chancellor Blue (3222)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bluegrey Dusk
Signal Blue vs Blackroot Grey (3233)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Bluegrey Dusk equivalents · Signal Blue equivalents