What is the difference between Contagion Green and Medium Grey Blue?

ΔE 15 (fair). Medium Grey Blue is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Contagion Green vs Medium Grey Blue

Contagion Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d9f80 (estimate)

Medium Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.772
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c9b8f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Grey Blue is cooler than Contagion Green.

Can I use Medium Grey Blue instead of Contagion Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Medium Grey Blue is cooler than Contagion Green.

Can I use Contagion Green instead of Medium Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Contagion Green is warmer.

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 Contagion Green on the colour wheel See Medium Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Contagion Green

Contagion Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Contagion Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue
Contagion Green vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Grey Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Medium Grey Blue

Medium Grey Blue vs Mythic TurquoiseTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Contagion Green
Medium Grey Blue vs Frost BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Contagion Green
Medium Grey Blue vs Antiquity GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Contagion Green

All matches: Contagion Green equivalents · Medium Grey Blue equivalents