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

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue vs Pale Grey Blue

Pale Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11161
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aabeb2 (estimate)

Pale Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.907
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bafab (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little darker than Pale Blue.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of Pale Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker than Pale Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale 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 Pale Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Pale Blue vs Light Blue (71.328)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Pale Blue vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pale Grey Blue

Pale Grey Blue vs ADC Grey FS 16473 (AK11867)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Pale Grey Blue vs Spectrum Blue (AK11162)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Pale Grey Blue vs Grey-Blue 1920s-1930s (AK11907)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue

All matches: Pale Blue equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents