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

ΔE 9 (close). Pastel Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Pastel Blue

Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

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

Pastel Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.901
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a7892 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pastel Blue is a little darker, warmer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF).

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

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pastel Blue is a little darker, warmer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF).

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

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) is a little lighter, 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 Pastel 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 Pastel Blue
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Medium Gray (71.114)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Ocean Gray 2 (RAF) vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pastel Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs Gunship Gray (TS-48)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Pastel Blue vs Neutral Gray (XF-53)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
Pastel Blue vs Ocean Gray (AS-10)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)

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