What is the difference between Freezing Moon and Light Blue RLM78?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Blue RLM78 is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Freezing Moon vs Light Blue RLM78

Freezing Moon

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #67929a (estimate)

Light Blue RLM78

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.101
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #759090 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue RLM78 is more muted, warmer than Freezing Moon.

Can I use Light Blue RLM78 instead of Freezing Moon?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue RLM78 is more muted, warmer than Freezing Moon.

Can I use Freezing Moon instead of Light Blue RLM78?

The same difference applies the other way round: Freezing Moon 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 Freezing Moon on the colour wheel See Light Blue RLM78 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Freezing Moon

Freezing Moon vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Blue RLM78
Freezing Moon vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Freezing Moon vs Pale Blue (70.906)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Light Blue RLM78

Light Blue RLM78 vs Grey GooseBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 8, close
Light Blue RLM78 vs Iron ManBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 10, close
Light Blue RLM78 vs RavenskillBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Freezing Moon equivalents · Light Blue RLM78 equivalents