What is the difference between Terror Blue-Grey and Violet Grey?

ΔE 10 (close). Violet Grey is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Terror Blue-Grey vs Violet Grey

Terror Blue-Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e4b5a (estimate)

Violet Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.773
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c5051 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Violet Grey is more muted than Terror Blue-Grey.

Can I use Violet Grey instead of Terror Blue-Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Violet Grey is more muted than Terror Blue-Grey.

Can I use Terror Blue-Grey instead of Violet Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Terror Blue-Grey is more saturated.

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 Terror Blue-Grey on the colour wheel See Violet Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Terror Blue-Grey

Terror Blue-Grey vs Engine Gray (71.048)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Terror Blue-Grey vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet Grey
Terror Blue-Grey vs Field Blue (70.964)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Violet Grey

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Violet Grey

Violet Grey vs Dark Concrete (4126)Opaque Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Terror Blue-Grey
Violet Grey vs Slate Grey (1838)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Terror Blue-Grey
Violet Grey vs Ranger Green (3234)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Terror Blue-Grey equivalents · Violet Grey equivalents