What is the difference between Soft Green and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Soft Green vs Medium Grey Blue

Soft Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80ab97 (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, cooler than Soft Green.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Soft Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Medium Grey Blue is a little darker, cooler than Soft Green.

Can I use Soft Green instead of Medium Grey Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Soft Green

Soft Green vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Soft Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Soft Green vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair
Medium Grey Blue vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair
Medium Grey Blue vs Phthalo Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Soft Green equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents