What is the difference between Frost Blue and Sombre Grey?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sombre Grey is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frost Blue vs Sombre Grey

Frost Blue

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

Sombre Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.048
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #77859b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sombre Grey is a little darker, warmer than Frost Blue.

Can I use Sombre Grey instead of Frost Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Sombre Grey is a little darker, warmer than Frost Blue.

Can I use Frost Blue instead of Sombre Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frost Blue is a little lighter, 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 Sombre Grey 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 Sombre Grey
Frost Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sombre Grey
Frost Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sombre Grey

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sombre Grey

Sombre Grey vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Frost Blue
Sombre Grey vs Wolf GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close · closer than Frost Blue
Sombre Grey vs Enticing PurpleTriads: midtones · ΔE 9, close · closer than Frost Blue

All matches: Frost Blue equivalents · Sombre Grey equivalents