What is the difference between Gunship Gray 2 and Pale Blue?

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

Gunship Gray 2 vs Pale Blue

Gunship Gray 2

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-27
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7d919c (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.906
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #829c9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Gunship Gray 2.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Gunship Gray 2?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Gunship Gray 2.

Can I use Gunship Gray 2 instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gunship Gray 2 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 Gunship Gray 2 on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gunship Gray 2

Gunship Gray 2 vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Gunship Gray 2 vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Gunship Gray 2 vs Pale Blue Grey (71.046)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Light Gray (IJA) (AS-18)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gunship Gray 2
Pale Blue vs Neutral Gray (USAF) (AS-7)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Gunship Gray 2
Pale Blue vs Light Gray (IJN) (AS-2)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gunship Gray 2

All matches: Gunship Gray 2 equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents