What is the difference between Light Gull Gray and Pale Grey Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gull Gray vs Pale Grey Blue

Light Gull Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-51
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3babc (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Light Gull Gray.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of Light Gull Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Light Gull Gray.

Can I use Light Gull Gray instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gull Gray is a little lighter, 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 Light Gull Gray on the colour wheel See Pale Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Gull Gray

Light Gull Gray vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Light Gull Gray vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Light Gull Gray vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Pale Grey Blue

Pale Grey Blue vs Gray FS16440 (C-315)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Gull Gray
Pale Grey Blue vs Gray FS26440 (C-325)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Gull Gray
Pale Grey Blue vs Light Gray (C-97)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Gull Gray

All matches: Light Gull Gray equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents