What is the difference between Chancellor Blue and Grey Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Grey Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chancellor Blue vs Grey Blue

Chancellor Blue

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3222
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2f2f44 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Chancellor Blue.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Chancellor Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Grey Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Chancellor Blue.

Can I use Chancellor Blue instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chancellor Blue is a little 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 Chancellor Blue on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chancellor Blue

Chancellor Blue vs Dk Mediterr. Blue (71.313)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Chancellor Blue vs Signal Blue (71.091)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Grey Blue
Chancellor Blue vs Dark Prussian Blue (70.899)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Grey Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Terror Blue-Grey (4125)Opaque Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chancellor Blue
Grey Blue vs Mirage Blue (1840)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Chancellor Blue
Grey Blue vs Steel Grey (1842)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Chancellor Blue equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents