What is the difference between Gray and Pastel Blue?

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

Gray vs Pastel Blue

Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-22
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #536577 (estimate)

Pastel Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.901
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7892 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Gray.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Gray?

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

Can I use Gray instead of Pastel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray 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 Gray on the colour wheel See Pastel Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray

Gray vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pastel Blue
Gray vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pastel Blue
Gray vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pastel Blue

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs Intermediate Blue FS35164 (C-366)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gray
Pastel Blue vs Neutral Gray (H-53)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 9, close
Pastel Blue vs Neutral Gray (N-22)Acrysion · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Gray equivalents · Pastel Blue equivalents