What is the difference between Pale Grey (RLM 76) and Light Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Grey (RLM 76) vs Light Blue

Pale Grey (RLM 76)

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20130
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3c9b9 (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is more muted, warmer than Pale Grey (RLM 76).

Can I use Light Blue instead of Pale Grey (RLM 76)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Blue is more muted, warmer than Pale Grey (RLM 76).

Can I use Pale Grey (RLM 76) instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Grey (RLM 76) is more saturated, 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 Pale Grey (RLM 76) on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Grey (RLM 76)

Pale Grey (RLM 76) vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Blue
Pale Grey (RLM 76) vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Blue
Pale Grey (RLM 76) vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Deck Grey (IONIC-0007)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey (RLM 76)
Light Blue vs Fang Grey (IONIC-0008)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Grey (RLM 76)
Light Blue vs Light Grey FS-35630 (AMMO.F-516)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Pale Grey (RLM 76) equivalents · Light Blue equivalents