What is the difference between IJN Gray and Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Grey Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJN Gray vs Grey Blue

IJN Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-75
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #657380 (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Grey Blue is more saturated, warmer than IJN Gray.

Can I use Grey Blue instead of IJN Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Grey Blue is more saturated, warmer than IJN Gray.

Can I use IJN Gray instead of Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJN Gray is more muted, 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 IJN Gray on the colour wheel See Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IJN Gray

IJN Gray vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Grey Blue
IJN Gray vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Grey Blue
IJN Gray vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Grey Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Grey Blue

Grey Blue vs Light Gray (XF-66)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than IJN Gray
Grey Blue vs IJN Gray (Kure Arsenal) (TS-66)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close
Grey Blue vs Neutral Gray (XF-53)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: IJN Gray equivalents · Grey Blue equivalents