What is the difference between Seafoam Blue and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Grey Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Seafoam Blue vs Medium Grey Blue

Seafoam Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09195
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #519c91 (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Grey Blue is more muted, warmer than Seafoam Blue.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Seafoam Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Grey Blue is more muted, warmer than Seafoam Blue.

Can I use Seafoam Blue instead of Medium Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Seafoam Blue is more saturated, cooler.

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 Seafoam Blue on the colour wheel See Medium Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Seafoam Blue

Seafoam Blue vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Seafoam Blue vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Seafoam Blue vs Light Emerald (70.755)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Reaper paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Pale Lichen (09084)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair
Medium Grey Blue vs Pale Olive (09036)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair
Medium Grey Blue vs Surf Aqua (09078)Master Series Paints · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Seafoam Blue equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents