What is the difference between Blue FS 35190 and Pale Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS 35190 vs Pale Blue

Blue FS 35190

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11878
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c979f (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 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is more muted than Blue FS 35190.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Blue FS 35190?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Blue is more muted than Blue FS 35190.

Can I use Blue FS 35190 instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS 35190 is more saturated.

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 Blue FS 35190 on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS 35190

Blue FS 35190 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Blue FS 35190 vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Blue FS 35190 vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs RLM 78 (1941) (AK11830)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Blue FS 35190
Pale Blue vs M-485 Blue-Grey (AK11865)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close
Pale Blue vs RLM 65 (1938) (AK11817)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Blue FS 35190 equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents