What is the difference between Frost Blue and Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

ΔE 19 (loose). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frost Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Frost Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #79979f (estimate)

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.344
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7cbcd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is noticeably lighter, warmer than Frost Blue.

Can I use Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat instead of Frost Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is noticeably lighter, warmer than Frost Blue.

Can I use Frost Blue instead of Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frost Blue is noticeably 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 Frost Blue on the colour wheel See Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Frost Blue

Frost Blue vs Pale Blue (70.906)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat
Frost Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat
Frost Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Ion BlueBrights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Frost Blue
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Ivory TuskTriads: midtones · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Frost Blue
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Decadent PurpleTriads: highlights · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Frost Blue

All matches: Frost Blue equivalents · Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat equivalents