What is the difference between Pastel Blue and Pale Blue?

ΔE 14 (fair). Pale Blue is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Blue vs Pale Blue

Pastel Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4f758a (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 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Blue is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Pastel Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Pastel Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Pale Blue is noticeably lighter, more muted, warmer than Pastel Blue.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated, 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 Pastel Blue on the colour wheel See Pale 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 Pale Blue
Pastel Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Pastel Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Bering Blue (SC06)Scalecolor · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Pale Blue vs Graphite (SC03)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair
Pale Blue vs Lendanis Grey (SFG32)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Pastel Blue equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents