What is the difference between Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) and Pale Blue?

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

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Pale Blue

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-82
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5f8391 (estimate)

Pale Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.008
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6b9095 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF).

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)?

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

Can I use Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) instead of Pale Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) 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 Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) on the colour wheel See Pale Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Blue
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Haze Gray (TS-32)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Pale Blue vs Light Sea Gray (XF-25)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Pale Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (AS-25)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

All matches: Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents