What is the difference between Bering Blue and Light Emerald?

ΔE 18 (loose). Light Emerald is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bering Blue vs Light Emerald

Bering Blue

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

Light Emerald

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.755
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b8279 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Emerald is more saturated, warmer than Bering Blue.

Can I use Light Emerald instead of Bering Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Light Emerald is more saturated, warmer than Bering Blue.

Can I use Bering Blue instead of Light Emerald?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bering Blue is more muted, 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 Bering Blue on the colour wheel See Light Emerald 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 Light Emerald
Bering Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Emerald
Bering Blue vs Pale Blue (71.008)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Emerald

Other Scale75 paints close to Light Emerald

Light Emerald vs Arphen Jade (SFG28)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Bering Blue
Light Emerald vs Boreal Green (SC42)Scalecolor · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Bering Blue
Light Emerald vs Turquoise Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Bering Blue equivalents · Light Emerald equivalents