What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Light Blue RLM65?

ΔE 12 (fair). Light Blue RLM65 is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs Light Blue RLM65

Typhon Ash

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a8a82 (estimate)

Light Blue RLM65

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.255
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d9b95 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Blue RLM65 is a little lighter, more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Light Blue RLM65 instead of Typhon Ash?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Light Blue RLM65 is a little lighter, more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Light Blue RLM65?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is a little darker, 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 Typhon Ash on the colour wheel See Light Blue RLM65 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Typhon Ash

Typhon Ash vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM65
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM65
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Blue RLM65

Other Citadel paints close to Light Blue RLM65

Light Blue RLM65 vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than Typhon Ash
Light Blue RLM65 vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Typhon Ash
Light Blue RLM65 vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Light Blue RLM65 equivalents