What is the difference between AII Light Blue and Pale Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

AII Light Blue vs Pale Blue

AII Light Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11910
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7da3ae (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.906
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #829c9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is more muted, warmer than AII Light Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of AII Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Blue is more muted, warmer than AII Light Blue.

Can I use AII Light Blue instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: AII Light Blue is more saturated, 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 AII Light Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to AII Light Blue

AII Light Blue vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
AII Light Blue vs Unders. Blue “Faded” (71.332)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Blue
AII Light Blue vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs RLM 65 (1938) (AK11817)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than AII Light Blue
Pale Blue vs RLM 78 (1941) (AK11830)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AII Light Blue
Pale Blue vs RLM 78 (1942) (AK11831)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AII Light Blue

All matches: AII Light Blue equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents