What is the difference between Runic Cobalt and Light Ghost Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Ghost Gray is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Runic Cobalt vs Light Ghost Gray

Runic Cobalt

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b97b3 (estimate)

Light Ghost Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-26
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #86a6b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Ghost Gray is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Runic Cobalt.

Can I use Light Ghost Gray instead of Runic Cobalt?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Ghost Gray is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Runic Cobalt.

Can I use Runic Cobalt instead of Light Ghost Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Runic Cobalt is a little darker, 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 Runic Cobalt on the colour wheel See Light Ghost Gray on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Runic Cobalt

Runic Cobalt vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Ghost Gray
Runic Cobalt vs Dark Ghost Gray (AS-25)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Ghost Gray
Runic Cobalt vs Light Sea Gray (XF-25)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Ghost Gray

Light Ghost Gray vs Fog GreyWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close
Light Ghost Gray vs Tanker Grey (WP4047P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, fair
Light Ghost Gray vs Cadre GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Runic Cobalt equivalents · Light Ghost Gray equivalents