What is the difference between Light Sea Gray and AMT-7 Greyish Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Sea Gray vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Light Sea Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-25
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #738f9b (estimate)

AMT-7 Greyish Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.318
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5d899b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Light Sea Gray.

Can I use AMT-7 Greyish Blue instead of Light Sea Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). AMT-7 Greyish Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Light Sea Gray.

Can I use Light Sea Gray instead of AMT-7 Greyish Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Sea Gray is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Light Sea Gray on the colour wheel See AMT-7 Greyish Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Sea Gray

Light Sea Gray vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue
Light Sea Gray vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than AMT-7 Greyish Blue
Light Sea Gray vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other Tamiya paints close to AMT-7 Greyish Blue

AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) (XF-82)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Sea Gray
AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) (AS-31)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Sea Gray
AMT-7 Greyish Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (AS-25)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Sea Gray

All matches: Light Sea Gray equivalents · AMT-7 Greyish Blue equivalents