What is the difference between Blighted Green and Glossy Sea Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Glossy Sea Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blighted Green vs Glossy Sea Blue

Blighted Green

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0c2829 (estimate)

Glossy Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.300
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1f262d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Glossy Sea Blue is more muted than Blighted Green.

Can I use Glossy Sea Blue instead of Blighted Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Glossy Sea Blue is more muted than Blighted Green.

Can I use Blighted Green instead of Glossy Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blighted Green is more saturated.

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 Blighted Green on the colour wheel See Glossy Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blighted Green

Blighted Green vs Black Green (70.980)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Glossy Sea Blue
Blighted Green vs Cam. Dark Green (70.979)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Blighted Green vs Cam. Black Green (70.741)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Glossy Sea Blue

Glossy Sea Blue vs The Darkness (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Blighted Green
Glossy Sea Blue vs Raven BlackWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blighted Green
Glossy Sea Blue vs Strap Grey (WP4048P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blighted Green

All matches: Blighted Green equivalents · Glossy Sea Blue equivalents