What is the difference between Gray Green and Light Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gray Green vs Light Blue

Gray Green

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-76
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8b59b (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Gray Green.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Gray Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Gray Green.

Can I use Gray Green instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gray Green is a little darker, warmer.

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 Gray Green on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gray Green

Gray Green vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Blue
Gray Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Blue
Gray Green vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Gray Green
Light Blue vs Gray Green (AS-29)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close
Light Blue vs Sky Gray (XF-19)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Gray Green equivalents · Light Blue equivalents