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

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

Light Grey Green vs Pale Blue

Light Grey Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #659793 (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 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is more muted, cooler than Light Grey Green.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Light Grey Green?

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

Can I use Light Grey Green instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Grey Green is more saturated, warmer.

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 Light Grey Green on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Grey Green

Light Grey Green vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Light Grey Green vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Blue
Light Grey Green vs Light Blue RLM65 (71.255)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Blue Gray (ATOM-20134)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Grey Green
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: Light Grey Green equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents