What is the difference between Cryx Bane Highlight and Pale Blue Grey?

ΔE 17 (loose). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cryx Bane Highlight vs Pale Blue Grey

Cryx Bane Highlight

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93069
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a8b74 (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 16.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Cryx Bane Highlight.

Can I use Pale Blue Grey instead of Cryx Bane Highlight?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Cryx Bane Highlight.

Can I use Cryx Bane Highlight instead of Pale Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cryx Bane Highlight is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Cryx Bane Highlight on the colour wheel See Pale Blue Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cryx Bane Highlight

Cryx Bane Highlight vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Cryx Bane Highlight vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Cryx Bane Highlight vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Blue Grey

Other Formula P3 paints close to Pale Blue Grey

Pale Blue Grey vs Ironhull Grey (93044)Formula P3 · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Cryx Bane Highlight
Pale Blue Grey vs Trollblood Highlight (93070)Formula P3 · ΔE 21, loose
Pale Blue Grey vs Bastion Grey (93068)Formula P3 · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Cryx Bane Highlight equivalents · Pale Blue Grey equivalents