What is the difference between Granite Stone and Silver Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Silver Grey is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Granite Stone vs Silver Grey

Granite Stone

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5b1aa (estimate)

Silver Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.883
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cec5b7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Silver Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Granite Stone.

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Granite Stone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Silver Grey is a little lighter, more saturated than Granite Stone.

Can I use Granite Stone instead of Silver Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Granite Stone is a little darker, more muted.

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 Granite Stone on the colour wheel See Silver Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Granite Stone

Granite Stone vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Silver Grey
Granite Stone vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Silver Grey
Granite Stone vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Silver Grey

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Sand Grey (NA15)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Granite Stone
Silver Grey vs Sky Grey (NA16)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair
Silver Grey vs Northern Flesh (NA08)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Granite Stone equivalents · Silver Grey equivalents