What is the difference between Drake Tooth and Light Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Drake Tooth vs Light Blue

Drake Tooth

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bdb7a6 (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 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Drake Tooth.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Drake Tooth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Drake Tooth.

Can I use Drake Tooth instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Drake Tooth is a little darker, warmer.

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 Drake Tooth on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Drake Tooth

Drake Tooth vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue
Drake Tooth vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue
Drake Tooth vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Zombie FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Drake Tooth
Light Blue vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Drake Tooth
Light Blue vs Worn StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Drake Tooth equivalents · Light Blue equivalents