What is the difference between Dark Gray 1 and Pale Blue Grey?

ΔE 6 (close). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Gray 1 vs Pale Blue Grey

Dark Gray 1

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #808786 (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 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Pale Blue Grey instead of Dark Gray 1?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter than Dark Gray 1.

Can I use Dark Gray 1 instead of Pale Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Gray 1 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 Dark Gray 1 on the colour wheel See Pale Blue Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Gray 1

Dark Gray 1 vs Russian AF Grey N.3 (71.339)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Dark Gray 1 vs Light Grey (70.990)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Dark Gray 1 vs BS Med. Sea Grey (71.307)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pale Blue Grey

Pale Blue Grey vs IJN Hull Color/Kure (C-601)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Gray 1
Pale Blue Grey vs Dark Gray 1 (N-82)Acrysion · ΔE 6, close
Pale Blue Grey vs IJN Hull Color/Maizuru (C-603)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Dark Gray 1 equivalents · Pale Blue Grey equivalents