What is the difference between Frost Blue and Pale Blue?

ΔE 4 (very close). Pale Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Frost Blue vs Pale Blue

Frost Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #79979f (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 4.4, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Pale Blue is a little darker, warmer than Frost Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue instead of Frost Blue?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 4). Pale Blue is a little darker, warmer than Frost Blue.

Can I use Frost Blue instead of Pale Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Frost Blue

Frost Blue vs Pale Blue (70.906)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue
Frost Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close
Frost Blue vs Light Blue RLM78 (71.101)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Blue

Pale Blue vs Gravestone BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close
Pale Blue vs Mythic TurquoiseTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair
Pale Blue vs Carcharodon GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Frost Blue equivalents · Pale Blue equivalents