What is the difference between Worn Stone and Light Blue?

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

Worn Stone vs Light Blue

Worn Stone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
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 Worn Stone.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Worn Stone?

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

Can I use Worn Stone instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Worn Stone 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 Worn Stone on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Worn Stone

Worn Stone vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue
Worn Stone vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue
Worn Stone 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 Worn Stone
Light Blue vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Worn Stone
Light Blue vs Drake ToothWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Worn Stone equivalents · Light Blue equivalents