Pastel Blue sits in the green family: very light in tone, moderate in saturation, cool in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Wwi German Grey-Green Primer underneath and Grimy Grey on the highlights, all in the AK Interactive line. Pastel Blue is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, Vallejo Green Rust, reaches 94 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Pastel Blue equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Pastel Blue outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Green Rust, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.2).
- From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Riven Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Sky RAF/Himmelblau RAF, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.8).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Ulthuan Grey, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.7).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol Duck Egg Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.4).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Marine Mist, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.6).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.2 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
P3 Paints
Revell
Citadel
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
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What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Pastel Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Green Rust at 94% color similarity.
What color is Pastel Blue?
Pastel Blue is a very light moderate green with a cool undertone (hex #AFD1C0).
What do I highlight and shade Pastel Blue with?
Highlight Pastel Blue toward Grimy Grey and shade it down into Wwi German Grey-Green Primer, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.