What is the difference between M-485 Blue-Grey and Pale Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Blue is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

M-485 Blue-Grey vs Pale Blue

M-485 Blue-Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11865
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #72858b (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than M-485 Blue-Grey.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of M-485 Blue-Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than M-485 Blue-Grey.

Can I use M-485 Blue-Grey instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: M-485 Blue-Grey is a little darker, more muted.

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 M-485 Blue-Grey on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to M-485 Blue-Grey

M-485 Blue-Grey vs BS Med. Sea Grey (71.307)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Blue
M-485 Blue-Grey vs Blue Grey Pale (70.905)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
M-485 Blue-Grey vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs RLM 78 (1941) (AK11830)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than M-485 Blue-Grey
Pale Blue vs Blue FS 35190 (AK11878)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than M-485 Blue-Grey
Pale Blue vs RLM 65 (1938) (AK11817)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close

All matches: M-485 Blue-Grey equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents