What is the difference between SLA Blue and Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Green is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

SLA Blue vs Green

SLA Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11356
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f5d5b (estimate)

Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.329
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b6a63 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green is a little lighter, more muted than SLA Blue.

Can I use Green instead of SLA Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Green is a little lighter, more muted than SLA Blue.

Can I use SLA Blue instead of Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: SLA 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 SLA Blue on the colour wheel See Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to SLA Blue

SLA Blue vs USAF Green (71.124)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green
SLA Blue vs Green Grey (71.341)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green
SLA Blue vs A-14 Steel Grey (71.336)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Green

Other AK Interactive paints close to Green

Green vs Neutral Grey (AK11018)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than SLA Blue
Green vs Graphite (AK11019)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than SLA Blue
Green vs English Grey (AK11020)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than SLA Blue

All matches: SLA Blue equivalents · Green equivalents