What is the difference between N7 Neutral Gray and Pale Grey Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Grey Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

N7 Neutral Gray vs Pale Grey Blue

N7 Neutral Gray

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #afb3b2 (estimate)

Pale Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.907
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bafab (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is more saturated than N7 Neutral Gray.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of N7 Neutral Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Grey Blue is more saturated than N7 Neutral Gray.

Can I use N7 Neutral Gray instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: N7 Neutral Gray is 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 N7 Neutral Gray on the colour wheel See Pale Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to N7 Neutral Gray

N7 Neutral Gray vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
N7 Neutral Gray vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
N7 Neutral Gray vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Golden paints close to Pale Grey Blue

Pale Grey Blue vs N6 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close
Pale Grey Blue vs N8 Neutral GrayHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair
Pale Grey Blue vs Titan Green Pale (PW6 / PY42 / PBr7 / PG7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: N7 Neutral Gray equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents