What is the difference between Elysium Blue and Pastel Blue?

ΔE 12 (fair). Pastel Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elysium Blue vs Pastel Blue

Elysium Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #547caa (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 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pastel Blue is more muted, cooler than Elysium Blue.

Can I use Pastel Blue instead of Elysium Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Pastel Blue is more muted, cooler than Elysium Blue.

Can I use Elysium Blue instead of Pastel Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elysium Blue is more saturated, warmer.

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 Elysium Blue on the colour wheel See Pastel Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elysium Blue

Elysium Blue vs UK Azure Blue (71.108)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pastel Blue
Elysium Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Pastel Blue
Elysium Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pastel Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pastel Blue

Pastel Blue vs Wolf GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Elysium Blue
Pastel Blue vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Elysium Blue
Pastel Blue vs Sentient TurquoiseTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Elysium Blue

All matches: Elysium Blue equivalents · Pastel Blue equivalents