Adriatic Blue vs Light Blue Green

Adriatic Blue

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC15
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#02a2b5 (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 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue Green is more muted, warmer than Adriatic Blue.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Adriatic Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Blue Green is more muted, warmer than Adriatic Blue.

Can I use Adriatic Blue instead of Light Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Adriatic Blue is more saturated, 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 Adriatic Blue on the colour wheel See Light Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Adriatic Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Light Blue Green

All matches: Adriatic Blue equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents

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