What is the difference between Marine Mist and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Mist vs Flanker Light Blue

Marine Mist

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ed5d3 (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 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Mist.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Marine Mist?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Mist.

Can I use Marine Mist instead of Flanker Light Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Marine Mist

Marine Mist vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Marine Mist vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Marine Mist vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Marine Mist
Flanker Light Blue vs Forest FaunWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Marine Mist
Flanker Light Blue vs Scaly HideWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Marine Mist

All matches: Marine Mist equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents