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

ΔE 16 (loose). Light Blue Green is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Blue vs Light Blue Green

Field Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-50
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2085a3 (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 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Blue Green is a little lighter, warmer than Field Blue.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Field Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Blue Green is a little lighter, warmer than Field Blue.

Can I use Field Blue instead of Light Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Field Blue is a little darker, 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 Light Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Blue

Field Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Field Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Field Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue Green

Other Tamiya paints close to Light Blue Green

Light Blue Green vs Light Blue (Luftwaffe) (AS-5)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Field Blue
Light Blue Green vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Field Blue
Light Blue Green vs Clear Blue (TS-72)TS Spray · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Field Blue

All matches: Field Blue equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents