What is the difference between Light Gray Green and Light Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Light Blue is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Gray Green vs Light Blue

Light Gray Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3cda3 (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Blue is much more muted, warmer than Light Gray Green.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Light Gray Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Blue is much more muted, warmer than Light Gray Green.

Can I use Light Gray Green instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Gray Green is much more saturated, 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 Gray Green on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Gray Green

Light Gray Green vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Blue
Light Gray Green vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Light Blue
Light Gray Green vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Light Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Deck Grey (IONIC-0007)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Gray Green
Light Blue vs Fang Grey (IONIC-0008)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Gray Green
Light Blue vs Pale Grey (RLM 76) (ATOM-20130)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Gray Green

All matches: Light Gray Green equivalents · Light Blue equivalents