What is the difference between Dark Elf Highlight and Blue Grey Pale?

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

Dark Elf Highlight vs Blue Grey Pale

Dark Elf Highlight

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09165
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #79747a (estimate)

Blue Grey Pale

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.905
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #757f83 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Grey Pale is a little lighter than Dark Elf Highlight.

Can I use Blue Grey Pale instead of Dark Elf Highlight?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blue Grey Pale is a little lighter than Dark Elf Highlight.

Can I use Dark Elf Highlight instead of Blue Grey Pale?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Elf Highlight is a little darker.

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 Elf Highlight on the colour wheel See Blue Grey Pale on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Elf Highlight

Dark Elf Highlight vs Lavender Grey (70.774)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale
Dark Elf Highlight vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale
Dark Elf Highlight vs Medium Sea Grey (70.870)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale

Other Reaper paints close to Blue Grey Pale

Blue Grey Pale vs Rainy Grey (09038)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Elf Highlight
Blue Grey Pale vs Weathered Stone (09087)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close
Blue Grey Pale vs Coldstone Grey (09173)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Dark Elf Highlight equivalents · Blue Grey Pale equivalents