Paints › Army Painter › Cadre Grey › vs Pale BlueCadre Grey vs Pale Blue
Brand Army Painter Range Warpaints Air Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #8a9298 (estimate)
Brand Vallejo Range Model Air Code 71.008 Type an opaque base/layer paint Swatch #6b9095 (estimate) How close are they?
ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Blue is more saturated than Cadre Grey.
Can I use Pale Blue instead of Cadre Grey? Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pale Blue is more saturated than Cadre Grey.
Can I use Cadre Grey instead of Pale Blue? The same difference applies the other way round: Cadre Grey is 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 Cadre Grey on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel
Other Vallejo paints close to Cadre Grey Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Blue All matches: Cadre Grey equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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