What is the difference between Marine Mist and Russ. AF Light Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Russ. AF Light Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Marine Mist vs Russ. AF Light Blue

Marine Mist

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9ed5d3 (estimate)

Russ. AF Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.342
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9cc9bb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russ. AF Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Mist.

Can I use Russ. AF Light Blue instead of Marine Mist?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Russ. AF Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Marine Mist.

Can I use Marine Mist instead of Russ. AF 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 Russ. AF 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 Russ. AF Light Blue
Marine Mist vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Marine Mist vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Russ. AF Light Blue

Russ. AF Light Blue vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Marine Mist
Russ. AF Light Blue vs Toxic MistWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Russ. AF Light Blue vs Forest FaunWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Marine Mist equivalents · Russ. AF Light Blue equivalents