What is the difference between Hoeth Blue and Light Sea Blue?

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

Hoeth Blue vs Light Sea Blue

Hoeth Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a9ad0 (estimate)

Light Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.089
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42a9dc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Sea Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Hoeth Blue.

Can I use Light Sea Blue instead of Hoeth Blue?

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

Can I use Hoeth Blue instead of Light Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hoeth Blue 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 Hoeth Blue on the colour wheel See Light Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hoeth Blue

Hoeth Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Sea Blue
Hoeth Blue vs Elfic Blue (72.117)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Sea Blue
Hoeth Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Light Sea Blue

Light Sea Blue vs Baharroth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hoeth Blue
Light Sea Blue vs Lothern BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Light Sea Blue vs Lothern BlueColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Hoeth Blue equivalents · Light Sea Blue equivalents