What is the difference between RLM 75 Gray Violet and Grey Violet RLM75?

ΔE 6 (close). Grey Violet RLM75 is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 75 Gray Violet vs Grey Violet RLM75

RLM 75 Gray Violet

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-37
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b5e5d (estimate)

Grey Violet RLM75

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.259
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #565c60 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Violet RLM75 is more muted than RLM 75 Gray Violet.

Can I use Grey Violet RLM75 instead of RLM 75 Gray Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Grey Violet RLM75 is more muted than RLM 75 Gray Violet.

Can I use RLM 75 Gray Violet instead of Grey Violet RLM75?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 75 Gray Violet 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 RLM 75 Gray Violet on the colour wheel See Grey Violet RLM75 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 75 Gray Violet

RLM 75 Gray Violet vs USAF Green (71.124)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Violet RLM75
RLM 75 Gray Violet vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Violet RLM75
RLM 75 Gray Violet vs Neutral Grey (70.992)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Grey Violet RLM75

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Grey Violet RLM75

Grey Violet RLM75 vs Ocean Gray (C-362)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 75 Gray Violet
Grey Violet RLM75 vs RLM 75 Gray (H-69)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 75 Gray Violet
Grey Violet RLM75 vs Dark Seagray BS381C 638 (C-331)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 75 Gray Violet

All matches: RLM 75 Gray Violet equivalents · Grey Violet RLM75 equivalents