What is the difference between Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 and Blue Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Blue Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Blue Green

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #53929a (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is a little darker, cooler than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Blue Green is a little darker, cooler than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 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 Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue Green
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue Green
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue Green

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Air Superiority Blue (C-74)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Blue Green vs Grayish Blue FS35237 (C-337)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Blue Green vs Gray FS36320 (C-307)Mr. Color · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 equivalents · Blue Green equivalents