What is the difference between Moonstone Grey and Pale Grey Blue?

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

Moonstone Grey vs Pale Grey Blue

Moonstone Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1837
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d9d9d (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Moonstone Grey.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of Moonstone Grey?

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

Can I use Moonstone Grey instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Moonstone Grey 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 Moonstone Grey on the colour wheel See Pale Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Moonstone Grey

Moonstone Grey vs Sky Grey (70.989)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Moonstone Grey vs Neutral Grey (72.050)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Moonstone Grey vs Light Gull Gray (71.121)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pale Grey Blue

Pale Grey Blue vs Wolven Grey (1835)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Moonstone Grey
Pale Grey Blue vs Donkey Grey (4130)Opaque Colors · ΔE 10, fair
Pale Grey Blue vs Gypsum White (4128)Opaque Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Moonstone Grey equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents