What is the difference between Weathered Blue and AMT-7 Greyish Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Weathered Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Weathered Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09153
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #507b95 (estimate)

AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.318
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d899b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little lighter than Weathered Blue.

Can I use AMT-7 Greyish Blue instead of Weathered Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little lighter than Weathered Blue.

Can I use Weathered Blue instead of AMT-7 Greyish Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Weathered Blue 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 Weathered Blue on the colour wheel See AMT-7 Greyish Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Weathered Blue

Weathered Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue
Weathered Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue
Weathered Blue vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Reaper paints close to AMT-7 Greyish Blue

AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Snow Shadow (09021)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Ashen Blue (09057)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair
AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Pale Lichen (09084)Master Series Paints · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Weathered Blue equivalents · AMT-7 Greyish Blue equivalents