What is the difference between RLM 65 Light Blue and Dark Ghost Gray?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Ghost Gray is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 65 Light Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray

RLM 65 Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c909c (estimate)

Dark Ghost Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.120
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7f9099 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Ghost Gray is more muted than RLM 65 Light Blue.

Can I use Dark Ghost Gray instead of RLM 65 Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Ghost Gray is more muted than RLM 65 Light Blue.

Can I use RLM 65 Light Blue instead of Dark Ghost Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 65 Light Blue 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 RLM 65 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Dark Ghost Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 65 Light Blue

RLM 65 Light Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
RLM 65 Light Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Ghost Gray
RLM 65 Light Blue vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Dark Ghost Gray

Dark Ghost Gray vs Medium Seagray BS637 (C-363)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 65 Light Blue
Dark Ghost Gray vs IJN Hull Color/Kure (C-601)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than RLM 65 Light Blue
Dark Ghost Gray vs Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 (C-334)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than RLM 65 Light Blue

All matches: RLM 65 Light Blue equivalents · Dark Ghost Gray equivalents