What is the difference between Light Blue and Jade Green?

ΔE 16 (loose). Jade Green is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Jade Green

Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-20
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #59c69e (estimate)

Jade Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.026
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00ab9b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Jade Green is a little darker, cooler than Light Blue.

Can I use Jade Green instead of Light Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Jade Green is a little darker, cooler than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Jade Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Blue is a little lighter, 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 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Jade Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Jade Green
Light Blue vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 18, loose
Light Blue vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 24, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Jade Green

Jade Green vs Interior Turquoise Green Soviet (C-391)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Jade Green vs IJN Gray Green Nakajima (C-56)Mr. Color · ΔE 21, loose
Jade Green vs IJN Gray Green Nakajima (N-62)Acrysion · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Jade Green equivalents