What is the difference between Dead Star and Arctic Blue (Metal.)?

ΔE 9 (close). Arctic Blue (Metal.) is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dead Star vs Arctic Blue (Metal.)

Dead Star

Brand: Scale75
Range: Prism Effect
Code: SPE-08
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #d1cbc2 (estimate)

Arctic Blue (Metal.)

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.071
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #dcd8dd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Arctic Blue (Metal.) is a little lighter than Dead Star.

Can I use Arctic Blue (Metal.) instead of Dead Star?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Arctic Blue (Metal.) is a little lighter than Dead Star.

Can I use Dead Star instead of Arctic Blue (Metal.)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dead Star is a little darker.

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 Dead Star on the colour wheel See Arctic Blue (Metal.) on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dead Star

Dead Star vs Rust (Metallic) (71.069)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Arctic Blue (Metal.)
Dead Star vs Chainmail (72.053)Game Color Metallic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Arctic Blue (Metal.)
Dead Star vs Copper (Metallic) (71.068)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Arctic Blue (Metal.)

Other Scale75 paints close to Arctic Blue (Metal.)

Arctic Blue (Metal.) vs White Alchemy (SC67)Metal n' Alchemy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dead Star
Arctic Blue (Metal.) vs Silver Sun (SPE-13)Prism Effect · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dead Star
Arctic Blue (Metal.) vs Purple Quasar (SPE-11)Prism Effect · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Dead Star equivalents · Arctic Blue (Metal.) equivalents