What is the difference between Spectral Blue and Light Emerald?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Emerald is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Spectral Blue vs Light Emerald

Spectral Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17028
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b9692 (estimate)

Light Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.755
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b8279 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Emerald is a little darker, warmer than Spectral Blue.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Spectral Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Emerald is a little darker, warmer than Spectral Blue.

Can I use Spectral Blue instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Spectral Blue is a little lighter, 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 Spectral Blue on the colour wheel See Light Emerald on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spectral Blue

Spectral Blue vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Emerald
Spectral Blue vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Emerald
Spectral Blue vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Emerald

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Blue-Green (AK11169)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Spectral Blue
Light Emerald vs Jade Green (AK17015)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Spectral Blue
Light Emerald vs Cold Green (AK11273)Color Punch · ΔE 8, close · closer than Spectral Blue

All matches: Spectral Blue equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents