Dusty Blue vs Viking Grey

Dusty Blue

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Dipping Inks
Code
4222
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#2b4a57 (estimate)

Viking Grey

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.483
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#303f4d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Viking Grey is a little darker, warmer than Dusty Blue.

Can I use Viking Grey instead of Dusty Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Viking Grey is a little darker, warmer than Dusty Blue.

Can I use Dusty Blue instead of Viking Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Blue is a little lighter, 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 Dusty Blue on the colour wheel See Viking Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusty Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Viking Grey

All matches: Dusty Blue equivalents · Viking Grey equivalents

Choose a theme

Changes how the site looks on this device. Paint colours stay the same.