What is the difference between Pastel Blue and AMT-7 Greyish Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Pastel Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f758a (estimate)

AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.318
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d899b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little lighter than Pastel Blue.

Can I use AMT-7 Greyish Blue instead of Pastel Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little lighter than Pastel Blue.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of AMT-7 Greyish Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Blue is a little darker.

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 Pastel Blue on the colour wheel See AMT-7 Greyish Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue
Pastel Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue
Pastel Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to AMT-7 Greyish Blue

AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pastel Blue
AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Turquoise Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 14, fair
AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Lendanis Grey (SFG32)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Pastel Blue equivalents · AMT-7 Greyish Blue equivalents