What is the difference between Sea Blue and Ocean Gray?

ΔE 19 (loose). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sea Blue vs Ocean Gray

Sea Blue

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #026a87 (estimate)

Ocean Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.273
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #626f7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ocean Gray is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Sea Blue.

Can I use Ocean Gray instead of Sea Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Ocean Gray is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Sea Blue.

Can I use Sea Blue instead of Ocean Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sea Blue is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Sea Blue on the colour wheel See Ocean Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sea Blue

Sea Blue vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray
Sea Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ocean Gray
Sea Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Ocean Gray

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Ocean Gray

Ocean Gray vs Silver Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sea Blue
Ocean Gray vs Cold Armour (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sea Blue
Ocean Gray vs Cobalt Violet Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sea Blue

All matches: Sea Blue equivalents · Ocean Gray equivalents