What is the difference between Smoke and Pale Grey Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Smoke vs Pale Grey Blue

Smoke

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7bbbe (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 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Smoke.

Can I use Pale Grey Blue instead of Smoke?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Pale Grey Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Smoke.

Can I use Smoke instead of Pale Grey Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Smoke

Smoke vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Smoke vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Grey Blue
Smoke vs Stonewall Grey (72.049)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Grey Blue

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

All matches: Smoke equivalents · Pale Grey Blue equivalents