What is the difference between Light Blue and Marine Mist?

ΔE 10 (close). Marine Mist is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Marine Mist

Light Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bcdee4 (estimate)

Marine Mist

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ed5d3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Marine Mist is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Marine Mist instead of Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Marine Mist is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Marine Mist?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Marine Mist on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Skyshard (Vol. 3)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Marine Mist
Light Blue vs Toxic MistWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 10, close
Light Blue vs Brigade GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Marine Mist

Marine Mist vs Air Superiority Blue (ATOM-20121)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue
Marine Mist vs Hellblau RLM 65 (ATOM-20127)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Marine Mist vs Light Ghost Gray (ATOM-20129)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Marine Mist equivalents