What is the difference between Bering Blue and Faded P.R.U. Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bering Blue vs Faded P.R.U. Blue

Bering Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC06
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #528290 (estimate)

Faded P.R.U. Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e6c78 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Bering Blue.

Can I use Faded P.R.U. Blue instead of Bering Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Faded P.R.U. Blue is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Bering Blue.

Can I use Bering Blue instead of Faded P.R.U. Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bering Blue is a little lighter, 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 Bering Blue on the colour wheel See Faded P.R.U. Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bering Blue

Bering Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Faded P.R.U. Blue
Bering Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Faded P.R.U. Blue
Bering Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Faded P.R.U. Blue

Other Scale75 paints close to Faded P.R.U. Blue

Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Caspian Blue (SC07)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bering Blue
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Pastel Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bering Blue
Faded P.R.U. Blue vs Innsmouth Blue (SFG46)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Bering Blue equivalents · Faded P.R.U. Blue equivalents