What is the difference between SLA Blue and Pacific Green?

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

SLA Blue vs Pacific Green

SLA Blue

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

Pacific Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.757
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #517167 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pacific Green is a little lighter, warmer than SLA Blue.

Can I use Pacific Green instead of SLA Blue?

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

Can I use SLA Blue instead of Pacific Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: SLA Blue is a little darker, cooler.

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

Other AK Interactive paints close to Pacific Green

Pacific Green vs Space Dark Green (AK17019)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 8, close · closer than SLA Blue
Pacific Green vs Dark Green-Grey (AK11133)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than SLA Blue
Pacific Green vs Neutral Grey (AK11018)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than SLA Blue

All matches: SLA Blue equivalents · Pacific Green equivalents