What is the difference between Field Gray 2 and USAF Light Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). USAF Light Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Gray 2 vs USAF Light Blue

Field Gray 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-78
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b6f7d (estimate)

USAF Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d6476 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Field Gray 2.

Can I use USAF Light Blue instead of Field Gray 2?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). USAF Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Field Gray 2.

Can I use Field Gray 2 instead of USAF Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Gray 2 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 Field Gray 2 on the colour wheel See USAF Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Gray 2

Field Gray 2 vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USAF Light Blue
Field Gray 2 vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Light Blue
Field Gray 2 vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Tamiya paints close to USAF Light Blue

USAF Light Blue vs Light Gray (XF-66)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Field Gray 2
USAF Light Blue vs Field Gray (XF-65)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close
USAF Light Blue vs Dark Gray (XF-24)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Field Gray 2 equivalents · USAF Light Blue equivalents