What is the difference between Green Blue and Blue Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Blue Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Blue vs Blue Green

Green Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-543
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3f8d9f (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 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is a little darker than Green Blue.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Green Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Blue Green is a little darker than Green Blue.

Can I use Green Blue instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green Blue is a little lighter.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Green Blue

Green Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Green Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Green Blue vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs French Blue (ATOM-20105)ATOM · ΔE 9, close
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: Green Blue equivalents · Blue Green equivalents