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

ΔE 20 (loose). Light Sea Blue is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Spirit Blue vs Light Sea Blue

Spirit Blue

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA30
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45abbc (estimate)

Light Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.089
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42a9dc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Sea Blue is more saturated, cooler than Spirit Blue.

Can I use Light Sea Blue instead of Spirit Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Light Sea Blue is more saturated, cooler than Spirit Blue.

Can I use Spirit Blue instead of Light Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Spirit Blue is more muted, 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 Spirit Blue on the colour wheel See Light Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spirit Blue

Spirit Blue vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Sea Blue
Spirit Blue vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Sea Blue
Spirit Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Sea Blue

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Light Sea Blue

Light Sea Blue vs Ocean Light (NA32)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Spirit Blue
Light Sea Blue vs Spectral Blue (NA28)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose
Light Sea Blue vs Ignis Fatuus (NA31)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 29, loose

All matches: Spirit Blue equivalents · Light Sea Blue equivalents