What is the difference between French Blue and Blue Green?

ΔE 9 (close). Blue Green is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

French Blue vs Blue Green

French Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20105
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #276977 (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 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is a little lighter than French Blue.

Can I use Blue Green instead of French Blue?

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

Can I use French Blue instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: French Blue is a little darker.

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 French Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to French Blue

French Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue (71.109)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
French Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
French Blue vs USAF Light Blue (71.111)Model Air · 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 French Blue
Blue Green vs Dark Turquoise (IONIC-0104)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close
Blue Green vs Turquoise (IONIC-0106)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 9, close

All matches: French Blue equivalents · Blue Green equivalents