What is the difference between IJN Gray and Blue Grey Pale?

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

IJN Gray vs Blue Grey Pale

IJN Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-75
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #657380 (estimate)

Blue Grey Pale

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.905
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #757f83 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Grey Pale is a little lighter, more muted than IJN Gray.

Can I use Blue Grey Pale instead of IJN Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Blue Grey Pale is a little lighter, more muted than IJN Gray.

Can I use IJN Gray instead of Blue Grey Pale?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJN Gray is a little darker, more saturated.

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 IJN Gray on the colour wheel See Blue Grey Pale on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IJN Gray

IJN Gray vs Ocean Gray (71.273)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale
IJN Gray vs Neutral Gray (71.051)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale
IJN Gray vs Aggressor Gray (71.274)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blue Grey Pale

Other Tamiya paints close to Blue Grey Pale

Blue Grey Pale vs IJN Gray (Maizuru Arsenal) (XF-87)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Gray
Blue Grey Pale vs IJN Gray (TS-99)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IJN Gray
Blue Grey Pale vs IJN Gray (Kure Arsenal) (TS-66)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close

All matches: IJN Gray equivalents · Blue Grey Pale equivalents