What is the difference between Blue Gray and Pale Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Gray vs Pale Blue

Blue Gray

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20134
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #608491 (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Blue Gray.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Blue Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Blue Gray.

Can I use Blue Gray instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Gray is a little darker, 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 Blue Gray on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue Gray

Blue Gray vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Blue Gray vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Blue
Blue Gray vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Light Grey Green (ATOM-20138)ATOM · ΔE 7, close
Pale Blue vs Hellblau RLM 78 (ATOM-20126)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
Pale Blue vs Armour Grey (IONIC-0168)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Blue Gray equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents