What is the difference between Frost Blue and Russian AF Grey N.7?

ΔE 10 (close). Russian AF Grey N.7 is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frost Blue vs Russian AF Grey N.7

Frost Blue

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

Russian AF Grey N.7

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.343
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6892aa (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Grey N.7 is more saturated, cooler than Frost Blue.

Can I use Russian AF Grey N.7 instead of Frost Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Russian AF Grey N.7 is more saturated, cooler than Frost Blue.

Can I use Frost Blue instead of Russian AF Grey N.7?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frost Blue is more muted, 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 Russian AF Grey N.7 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 Russian AF Grey N.7
Frost Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian AF Grey N.7
Frost Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Russian AF Grey N.7

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Russian AF Grey N.7

Russian AF Grey N.7 vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Frost Blue
Russian AF Grey N.7 vs Cursed BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair
Russian AF Grey N.7 vs Sentient TurquoiseTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Frost Blue equivalents · Russian AF Grey N.7 equivalents