What is the difference between RLM 78 Light Blue and Pale Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 78 Light Blue vs Pale Blue

RLM 78 Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-118
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #779fac (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little darker, warmer than RLM 78 Light Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of RLM 78 Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Blue is a little darker, warmer than RLM 78 Light Blue.

Can I use RLM 78 Light Blue instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 78 Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler.

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 78 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 78 Light Blue

RLM 78 Light Blue vs Unders. Blue “Faded” (71.332)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue
RLM 78 Light Blue vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Blue
RLM 78 Light Blue vs Pale Blue (70.906)Model Color · ΔE 7, 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 RLM 78 Light Blue
Pale Blue vs RLM 65 Light Blue (N-67)Acrysion · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 78 Light Blue
Pale Blue vs Blue Gray FS35189 (C-367)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than RLM 78 Light Blue

All matches: RLM 78 Light Blue equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents