Field Blue vs Blue Green

Field Blue

Brand
Tamiya
Range
XF Flat Acrylic
Code
XF-50
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2085a3 (estimate)

Blue Green

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.808
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Blue Green is more muted, warmer than Field Blue.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Field Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Blue Green is more muted, warmer than Field Blue.

Can I use Field Blue instead of Blue Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Blue Green

All matches: Field Blue equivalents · Blue Green equivalents

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