What is the difference between Duck Blue and Blue Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Blue Green is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Duck Blue vs Blue Green

Duck Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0d809f (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is more muted, warmer than Duck Blue.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Duck Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Blue Green is more muted, warmer than Duck Blue.

Can I use Duck Blue instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Duck Blue is more saturated, 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 Duck Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Duck Blue

Duck Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue Green
Duck Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Blue Green
Duck Blue vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Green Blue (AMMO.F-543)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Duck Blue
Blue Green vs French Blue (ATOM-20105)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Duck Blue
Blue Green vs Dark Turquoise (IONIC-0104)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Duck Blue

All matches: Duck Blue equivalents · Blue Green equivalents