What is the difference between RLM 65 Light Blue and Flanker Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Flanker Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

RLM 65 Light Blue vs Flanker Blue

RLM 65 Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-67
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #76b0b4 (estimate)

Flanker Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.337
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #84aab0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flanker Blue is more muted, cooler than RLM 65 Light Blue.

Can I use Flanker Blue instead of RLM 65 Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Flanker Blue is more muted, cooler than RLM 65 Light Blue.

Can I use RLM 65 Light Blue instead of Flanker Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: RLM 65 Light Blue is 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 RLM 65 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Flanker Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RLM 65 Light Blue

RLM 65 Light Blue vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
RLM 65 Light Blue vs Unders. Blue “Faded” (71.332)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
RLM 65 Light Blue vs Light Blue RLM76 (71.257)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Flanker Blue

Flanker Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue (C-118)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RLM 65 Light Blue
Flanker Blue vs Gray FS36375 (C-308)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than RLM 65 Light Blue
Flanker Blue vs Gray FS36375 (H-308)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than RLM 65 Light Blue

All matches: RLM 65 Light Blue equivalents · Flanker Blue equivalents