What is the difference between Phantom Blue and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Flanker Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phantom Blue vs Flanker Light Blue

Phantom Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0113
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #85bbae (estimate)

Flanker Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4c7b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Phantom Blue.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Phantom Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flanker Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Phantom Blue.

Can I use Phantom Blue instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phantom Blue is a little darker, 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 Phantom Blue on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Phantom Blue

Phantom Blue vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Phantom Blue vs A-28M Greyish Blue (71.319)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair
Phantom Blue vs Medium Grey Blue (70.772)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Pale Grey (RLM 76) (ATOM-20130)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Phantom Blue
Flanker Light Blue vs Light Ghost Gray (ATOM-20129)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Phantom Blue
Flanker Light Blue vs Hellblau RLM 65 (ATOM-20127)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Phantom Blue equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents