What is the difference between Intermediate Blue and Pale Blue Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Blue Grey is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Intermediate Blue vs Pale Blue Grey

Intermediate Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11163
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9da9b7 (estimate)

Pale Blue Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.046
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #899499 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue Grey is a little darker than Intermediate Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue Grey instead of Intermediate Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Blue Grey is a little darker than Intermediate Blue.

Can I use Intermediate Blue instead of Pale Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Intermediate Blue is a little lighter.

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 Intermediate Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Blue Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Intermediate Blue

Intermediate Blue vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Intermediate Blue vs USN Light Ghost Grey (70.615)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Intermediate Blue vs Sky Grey (70.989)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Blue Grey

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Blue Grey

Pale Blue Grey vs Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 (AK11887)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Pale Blue Grey vs RAF Medium Sea Grey BS381C/637 (AK11843)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue
Pale Blue Grey vs RLM 78 (1941) (AK11830)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Intermediate Blue

All matches: Intermediate Blue equivalents · Pale Blue Grey equivalents