What is the difference between Haze Gray and Light Blue RLM78?

ΔE 8 (close). Light Blue RLM78 is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Haze Gray vs Light Blue RLM78

Haze Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f848d (estimate)

Light Blue RLM78

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #759090 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue RLM78 is a little lighter, warmer than Haze Gray.

Can I use Light Blue RLM78 instead of Haze Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Light Blue RLM78 is a little lighter, warmer than Haze Gray.

Can I use Haze Gray instead of Light Blue RLM78?

The same difference applies the other way round: Haze Gray 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 Haze Gray on the colour wheel See Light Blue RLM78 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Haze Gray

Haze Gray vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78
Haze Gray vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78
Haze Gray vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Blue RLM78

Light Blue RLM78 vs Neutral Gray (USAF) (AS-7)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Haze Gray
Light Blue RLM78 vs Light Sea Gray (XF-25)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Haze Gray
Light Blue RLM78 vs Gunship Gray 2 (AS-27)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Haze Gray

All matches: Haze Gray equivalents · Light Blue RLM78 equivalents