What is the difference between Light Blue and Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

ΔE 7 (close). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Light Blue

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

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.344
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7cbcd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is a little darker, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat instead of Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat is a little darker, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Blue is a little lighter, 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 Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat
Light Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Light Blue vs Sunrise Blue (72.118)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat

Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Light Ghost Gray (ATOM-20129)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Blue
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Wolf Grey (IONIC-0090)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Blue
Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat vs Air Superiority Blue (ATOM-20121)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat equivalents