What is the difference between Frost Blue and Russ. AF Grey N.8?

ΔE 9 (close). Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frost Blue vs Russ. AF Grey N.8

Frost Blue

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

Russ. AF Grey N.8

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.345
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #93adba (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little lighter, cooler than Frost Blue.

Can I use Russ. AF Grey N.8 instead of Frost Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Russ. AF Grey N.8 is a little lighter, cooler than Frost Blue.

Can I use Frost Blue instead of Russ. AF Grey N.8?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frost Blue is a little darker, 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 Frost Blue on the colour wheel See Russ. AF Grey N.8 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 Russ. AF Grey N.8
Frost Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russ. AF Grey N.8
Frost Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Russ. AF Grey N.8

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Russ. AF Grey N.8

Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Carcharodon GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 13, fair
Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 13, fair
Russ. AF Grey N.8 vs Decadent PurpleTriads: highlights · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Frost Blue equivalents · Russ. AF Grey N.8 equivalents