What is the difference between Blue Mountain and Grey Blue?

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

Blue Mountain vs Grey Blue

Blue Mountain

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA12
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #495067 (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4353 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little darker than Blue Mountain.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Blue Mountain?

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

Can I use Blue Mountain instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Mountain is a little lighter.

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 Blue Mountain on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain vs Engine Gray (71.048)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Blue Mountain vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Blue Mountain vs Med. Gunship Gray (71.097)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Darkness Grey (NA11)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close
Grey Blue vs Purple Black (NA09)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair
Grey Blue vs Woodland Green (NA33)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Blue Mountain equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents