Forest Faun vs Flanker Light Blue

Forest Faun

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a7c9ab (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 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Light Blue is more muted, cooler than Forest Faun.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Forest Faun?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Flanker Light Blue is more muted, cooler than Forest Faun.

Can I use Forest Faun instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Forest Faun is more saturated, 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 Forest Faun on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Forest Faun

Other Army Painter paints close to Flanker Light Blue

All matches: Forest Faun equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents

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