What is the difference between Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 and Pale Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Pale Blue

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #53929a (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b9095 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is more muted than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Blue is more muted than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 is 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 Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs RLM 65 Light Blue (C-115)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Pale Blue vs RLM 65 Light Blue (N-67)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21
Pale Blue vs Blue Gray FS35189 (C-367)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

All matches: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents