What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Pale Blue Grey?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Typhon Ash vs Pale Blue Grey

Typhon Ash

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

Pale Blue Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.046
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #899499 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Pale Blue Grey instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Pale Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is a little darker.

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

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Blue Grey

Pale Blue Grey vs Administratum GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Typhon Ash
Pale Blue Grey vs Administratum GreyColour: Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Typhon Ash
Pale Blue Grey vs Celestra GreyColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Typhon Ash

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Pale Blue Grey equivalents