What is the difference between Forest Faun and Light Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Forest Faun vs Light Blue

Forest Faun

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7c9ab (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 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is more muted, warmer than Forest Faun.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Forest Faun?

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

Can I use Forest Faun instead of Light Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Forest Faun

Forest Faun vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Forest Faun vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Forest Faun vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Blue

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

All matches: Forest Faun equivalents · Light Blue equivalents