What is the difference between Insignia White (US Navy) and Silver Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Silver Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Insignia White (US Navy) vs Silver Grey

Insignia White (US Navy)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-20
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0d1c9 (estimate)

Silver Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.883
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cec5b7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Silver Grey is a little darker than Insignia White (US Navy).

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Insignia White (US Navy)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Silver Grey is a little darker than Insignia White (US Navy).

Can I use Insignia White (US Navy) instead of Silver Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Insignia White (US Navy) is a little lighter.

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 Insignia White (US Navy) on the colour wheel See Silver Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Insignia White (US Navy)

Insignia White (US Navy) vs White Grey (70.993)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Silver Grey
Insignia White (US Navy) vs White Grey (71.119)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Silver Grey
Insignia White (US Navy) vs Liquid Mask (70.523)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Insignia White (US Navy)
Silver Grey vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close
Silver Grey vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Insignia White (US Navy) equivalents · Silver Grey equivalents