What is the difference between Light Blue and Toxic Mist?

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

Light Blue vs Toxic Mist

Light Blue

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

Toxic Mist

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
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. Toxic Mist is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Toxic Mist instead of Light Blue?

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

Can I use Light Blue instead of Toxic 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 Toxic 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 Toxic Mist
Light Blue vs Marine MistWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Light Blue vs Brigade GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Toxic Mist

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

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Toxic Mist equivalents