What is the difference between Caspian Blue and Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caspian Blue vs Grey Blue

Caspian Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC07
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d6173 (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 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of Caspian Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Caspian Blue.

Can I use Caspian Blue instead of Grey Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Caspian Blue

Caspian Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Grey Blue
Caspian Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Grey Blue
Caspian Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 7, 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 Caspian Blue
Grey Blue vs Violet Grey (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, fair
Grey Blue vs Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Caspian Blue equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents