What is the difference between Spirit Blue and Light Blue Green?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Blue Green is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Spirit Blue vs Light Blue Green

Spirit Blue

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA30
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45abbc (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 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue Green is a little darker, warmer than Spirit Blue.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Spirit Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue Green is a little darker, warmer than Spirit Blue.

Can I use Spirit Blue instead of Light Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Spirit Blue is a little lighter, cooler.

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 Spirit Blue on the colour wheel See Light Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spirit Blue

Spirit Blue vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Spirit Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Spirit Blue vs Aquamarine (72.119)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Light Blue Green

Light Blue Green vs Spectral Blue (NA28)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Light Blue Green vs Ocean Light (NA32)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose
Light Blue Green vs Dragon Blue (NA26)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Spirit Blue equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents