What is the difference between Dark Seagray BS381C/638 and Dark Grey Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Seagray BS381C/638 vs Dark Grey Blue

Dark Seagray BS381C/638

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-331
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e444c (estimate)

Dark Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f454f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Dark Grey Blue instead of Dark Seagray BS381C/638?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Dark Seagray BS381C/638 instead of Dark Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Dark Seagray BS381C/638 on the colour wheel See Dark Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Seagray BS381C/638

Dark Seagray BS381C/638 vs IJN Deep Dark Green (71.310)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Grey Blue
Dark Seagray BS381C/638 vs Black Green (71.018)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Grey Blue
Dark Seagray BS381C/638 vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dark Grey Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Grey Blue

Dark Grey Blue vs Midnight Blue (C-71)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Seagray BS381C/638
Dark Grey Blue vs Midnight Blue (N-55)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Seagray BS381C/638
Dark Grey Blue vs Dark Gray (Dunkel Grau) (C-513)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Seagray BS381C/638

All matches: Dark Seagray BS381C/638 equivalents · Dark Grey Blue equivalents