What is the difference between Blue FS 35190 and Light Blue Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Blue Green is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS 35190 vs Light Blue Green

Blue FS 35190

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11878
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c979f (estimate)

Light Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.753
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a9ea6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue Green is more saturated than Blue FS 35190.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Blue FS 35190?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Blue Green is more saturated than Blue FS 35190.

Can I use Blue FS 35190 instead of Light Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS 35190 is 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 Blue FS 35190 on the colour wheel See Light Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS 35190

Blue FS 35190 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Blue FS 35190 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Blue FS 35190 vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Blue Green

Light Blue Green vs Spectral Blue (AK17028)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue FS 35190
Light Blue Green vs Deep Sky Blue (AK11176)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
Light Blue Green vs Ice Blue (AK17024)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Blue FS 35190 equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents