What is the difference between Medium Blue and Toxic Mist?

ΔE 11 (fair). Toxic Mist is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Blue vs Toxic Mist

Medium Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0614
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aeddee (estimate)

Toxic Mist

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

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Toxic Mist is a little darker, warmer than Medium Blue.

Can I use Toxic Mist instead of Medium Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Toxic Mist is a little darker, warmer than Medium Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Toxic Mist?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium 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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel See Toxic Mist on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Bright SapphireWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Toxic Mist
Medium Blue vs Marine MistWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair
Medium Blue vs Frost BlueWarpaints 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 Medium Blue
Toxic Mist vs Hellblau RLM 65 (ATOM-20127)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Blue
Toxic Mist vs Light Ghost Gray (ATOM-20129)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Blue

All matches: Medium Blue equivalents · Toxic Mist equivalents