What is the difference between Pastel Green and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 24 (loose). Flanker Light Blue is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Green vs Flanker Light Blue

Pastel Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Pastel
Code: AK11131
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9dd29a (estimate)

Flanker Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4c7b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flanker Light Blue is much more muted, cooler than Pastel Green.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Pastel Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Flanker Light Blue is much more muted, cooler than Pastel Green.

Can I use Pastel Green instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Green is much 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 Pastel Green on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pastel Green

Pastel Green vs Eau de Nil “D.E.G.” (71.009)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Pastel Green vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Pastel Green vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Flanker Light Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Pale Blue (AK11161)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pastel Green
Flanker Light Blue vs Grey-Blue 1920s-1930s (AK11907)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pastel Green
Flanker Light Blue vs RLM 76 Version 1 (AK11827)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pastel Green

All matches: Pastel Green equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents