What is the difference between Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 and USN Sea Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). USN Sea Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 vs USN Sea Blue

Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-333
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2e434e (estimate)

USN Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.295
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #383d46 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USN Sea Blue is more muted than Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640.

Can I use USN Sea Blue instead of Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USN Sea Blue is more muted than Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640.

Can I use Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 instead of USN Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 is more saturated.

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 Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 on the colour wheel See USN Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640

Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue
Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue
Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 vs AMT-12 Dark Grey (71.308)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to USN Sea Blue

USN Sea Blue vs Engine Gray FS16081 (H-339)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640
USN Sea Blue vs Gray FS36081 (C-301)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640
USN Sea Blue vs Gray FS36081 (H-301)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640

All matches: Extra Dark Seagray BS381C/640 equivalents · USN Sea Blue equivalents