What is the difference between Stormwolf Blue and Pale Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Blue is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Stormwolf Blue vs Pale Blue

Stormwolf Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8ab1b9 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Stormwolf Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Stormwolf Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Blue is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Stormwolf Blue.

Can I use Stormwolf Blue instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stormwolf Blue is a little lighter, 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 Stormwolf Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Stormwolf Blue

Stormwolf Blue vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Stormwolf Blue vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Stormwolf Blue vs Unders. Blue “Faded” (71.332)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Stormwolf Blue
Pale Blue vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Stormwolf Blue
Pale Blue vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Stormwolf Blue

All matches: Stormwolf Blue equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents