What is the difference between Freezing Moon and Pale Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Freezing Moon vs Pale Blue

Freezing Moon

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #67929a (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.906
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #829c9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Freezing Moon.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Freezing Moon?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Freezing Moon.

Can I use Freezing Moon instead of Pale Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Freezing Moon

Freezing Moon vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Freezing Moon vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Blue
Freezing Moon vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Blue

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Grey GooseBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Freezing Moon
Pale Blue vs Glass Moon LightBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 9, close
Pale Blue vs Iron ManBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Freezing Moon equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents