What is the difference between Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 and Light Blue Green?

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

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Light Blue Green

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #53929a (estimate)

Light Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.753
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a9ea6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Barley Gray BS4800/18B21?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Blue Green is a little lighter, more saturated than Barley Gray BS4800/18B21.

Can I use Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 instead of Light Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 is a little darker, more muted.

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 Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 on the colour wheel See Light Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Barley Gray BS4800/18B21

Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Light Blue Green

Light Blue Green vs RLM 65 Light Blue (H-67)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 12, fair
Light Blue Green vs Light Aircraft Gray BS381C/627 (H-332)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 13, fair
Light Blue Green vs Interior Blue Soviet (C-392)Mr. Color · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents