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

ΔE 15 (loose). Light Blue Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Caribbean Blue vs Light Blue Green

Caribbean Blue

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC49
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3fb7ac (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 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Blue Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Caribbean Blue.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Caribbean Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Light Blue Green is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Caribbean Blue.

Can I use Caribbean Blue instead of Light Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Caribbean 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 Caribbean Blue on the colour wheel See Light Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Caribbean Blue

Caribbean Blue vs Jade Green (72.026)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Caribbean Blue vs Foul Green (72.025)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Blue Green
Caribbean Blue vs Cockpit E.G.“Faded” (71.331)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Light Blue Green

Other Scale75 paints close to Light Blue Green

Light Blue Green vs Adriatic Blue (SC15)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close · closer than Caribbean Blue
Light Blue Green vs Hiril Blue (SFG33)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Caribbean Blue
Light Blue Green vs Turquoise Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Caribbean Blue

All matches: Caribbean Blue equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents