Light Phthalo Green vs Flanker Light Blue

Light Phthalo Green

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#bdfce7 (estimate)

Flanker Light Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.334
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a4c7b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flanker Light Blue is noticeably darker, more muted than Light Phthalo Green.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Light Phthalo Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Flanker Light Blue is noticeably darker, more muted than Light Phthalo Green.

Can I use Light Phthalo Green instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Phthalo Green is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Light Phthalo Green on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Phthalo Green

Other Golden paints close to Flanker Light Blue

All matches: Light Phthalo Green equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents

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