What is the difference between The Fang and USAF Light Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Fang vs USAF Light Blue

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (estimate)

USAF Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.111
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d6476 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than The Fang.

Can I use USAF Light Blue instead of The Fang?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than The Fang.

Can I use The Fang instead of USAF Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Fang is a little darker, more saturated, 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 The Fang on the colour wheel See USAF Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Abyssal Turquoise (72.120)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Light Blue
The Fang vs Grey Blue (70.943)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than USAF Light Blue
The Fang vs Dark Blue RLM24 (71.266)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than USAF Light Blue

Other Citadel paints close to USAF Light Blue

USAF Light Blue vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 10, close
USAF Light Blue vs Thunderhawk BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
USAF Light Blue vs Russ GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: The Fang equivalents · USAF Light Blue equivalents