What is the difference between Pale Green and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Green vs Flanker Light Blue

Pale Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #99dbb8 (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 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Pale Green.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Pale Green?

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

Can I use Pale Green instead of Flanker Light Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Green

Pale Green vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Pale Green vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Pale Green vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Light Gray FS36495 (H-338)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Green
Flanker Light Blue vs RLM 76 Light Blue (C-117)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Green
Flanker Light Blue vs Gray FS16440 (H-315)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Green

All matches: Pale Green equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents