What is the difference between Haze Gray and Blue Green?

ΔE 12 (fair). Blue Green is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Haze Gray vs Blue Green

Haze Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f848d (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Blue Green is a little darker, more saturated than Haze Gray.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Haze Gray?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Blue Green is a little darker, more saturated than Haze Gray.

Can I use Haze Gray instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Haze Gray is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Haze Gray on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Haze Gray

Haze Gray vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue Green
Haze Gray vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue Green
Haze Gray vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue Green

Other Tamiya paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Field Blue (XF-50)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Haze Gray
Blue Green vs Dark Gray (XF-24)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Haze Gray
Blue Green vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Haze Gray

All matches: Haze Gray equivalents · Blue Green equivalents