What is the difference between Silver Grey and Blue Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Blue Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Silver Grey vs Blue Green

Silver Grey

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #556b78 (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Silver Grey.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Silver Grey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Blue Green is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Silver Grey.

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Silver Grey is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Silver Grey on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue Green
Silver Grey vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Green
Silver Grey vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Green

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Silver Grey
Blue Green vs Sea Blue (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Silver Grey
Blue Green vs Phthalo Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Silver Grey

All matches: Silver Grey equivalents · Blue Green equivalents