What is the difference between AMT-7 Light Blue and Pale Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

AMT-7 Light Blue vs Pale Blue

AMT-7 Light Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6790a4 (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b9095 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is more muted, warmer than AMT-7 Light Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of AMT-7 Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Blue is more muted, warmer than AMT-7 Light Blue.

Can I use AMT-7 Light Blue instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: AMT-7 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 AMT-7 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to AMT-7 Light Blue

AMT-7 Light Blue vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Blue
AMT-7 Light Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Blue
AMT-7 Light Blue vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs RLM 78 (1941) (AK11830)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than AMT-7 Light Blue
Pale Blue vs Blue FS 35190 (AK11878)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than AMT-7 Light Blue
Pale Blue vs M-485 Blue-Grey (AK11865)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than AMT-7 Light Blue

All matches: AMT-7 Light Blue equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents