What is the difference between Royal Light Gray and Pale Grey Blue?

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

Royal Light Gray vs Pale Grey Blue

Royal Light Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-80
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0b8ba (estimate)

Pale Grey Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.907
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9bafab (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Royal Light Gray.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of Royal Light Gray?

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

Can I use Royal Light Gray instead of Pale Grey Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Light 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 Royal Light Gray on the colour wheel See Pale Grey Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Light Gray

Royal Light Gray vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Royal Light Gray vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Royal Light Gray vs Sky Grey (70.989)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Pale Grey Blue

Pale Grey Blue vs Medium Sea Gray 2 (RAF) (XF-83)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Royal Light Gray
Pale Grey Blue vs Medium Sea Gray (RAF) (AS-32)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Royal Light Gray
Pale Grey Blue vs Medium Gray (XF-20)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Royal Light Gray

All matches: Royal Light Gray equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents