What is the difference between Blue FS35622 and Decal Fix?

ΔE 9 (close). Decal Fix is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue FS35622 vs Decal Fix

Blue FS35622

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-314
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0f4ee (estimate)

Decal Fix

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 73.213
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e7e6e7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Decal Fix is a little darker, more muted than Blue FS35622.

Can I use Decal Fix instead of Blue FS35622?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Decal Fix is a little darker, more muted than Blue FS35622.

Can I use Blue FS35622 instead of Decal Fix?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue FS35622 is a little 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 Blue FS35622 on the colour wheel See Decal Fix on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blue FS35622

Blue FS35622 vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Decal Fix
Blue FS35622 vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Decal Fix
Blue FS35622 vs White (71.001)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Decal Fix

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Decal Fix

Decal Fix vs Character White (C-107)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Blue FS35622
Decal Fix vs Off White (C-69)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue FS35622
Decal Fix vs Off White (H-21)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Blue FS35622

All matches: Blue FS35622 equivalents · Decal Fix equivalents