What is the difference between Ashen Blue and Pastel Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Pastel Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ashen Blue vs Pastel Blue

Ashen Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09057
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #476e80 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Ashen Blue.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Ashen Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Pastel Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Ashen Blue.

Can I use Ashen Blue instead of Pastel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ashen Blue is a little darker, 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 Ashen Blue on the colour wheel See Pastel Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ashen Blue

Ashen Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pastel Blue
Ashen Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pastel Blue
Ashen Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pastel Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs Weathered Blue (09153)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ashen Blue
Pastel Blue vs Snow Shadow (09021)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ashen Blue
Pastel Blue vs Military Blue (09152)Master Series Paints · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Ashen Blue equivalents · Pastel Blue equivalents