What is the difference between Bering Blue and Grey Blue?

ΔE 14 (fair). Grey Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bering Blue vs Grey Blue

Bering Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC06
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #528290 (estimate)

Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.943
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #546c87 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Grey Blue is a little darker, warmer than Bering Blue.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Bering Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Grey Blue is a little darker, warmer than Bering Blue.

Can I use Bering Blue instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bering Blue is a little lighter, 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 Bering Blue on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bering Blue

Bering Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Bering Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Grey Blue
Bering Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Grey Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Pastel Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bering Blue
Grey Blue vs Caspian Blue (SC07)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bering Blue
Grey Blue vs Violet Grey (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bering Blue

All matches: Bering Blue equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents