What is the difference between Gravestone Blue and Pale Blue Grey?

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

Gravestone Blue vs Pale Blue Grey

Gravestone Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768997 (estimate)

Pale Blue Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.046
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #899499 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Gravestone Blue.

Can I use Pale Blue Grey instead of Gravestone Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pale Blue Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Gravestone Blue.

Can I use Gravestone Blue instead of Pale Blue Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gravestone Blue is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Gravestone Blue on the colour wheel See Pale Blue Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gravestone Blue

Gravestone Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (71.120)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Gravestone Blue vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey
Gravestone Blue vs Light Gray (71.050)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Blue Grey

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Pale Blue Grey

Pale Blue Grey vs Carcharodon GreyTriads: midtones · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Gravestone Blue
Pale Blue Grey vs Frost BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gravestone Blue
Pale Blue Grey vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Gravestone Blue equivalents · Pale Blue Grey equivalents