What is the difference between Field Blue and Russian AF Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Russian AF Blue is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Field Blue vs Russian AF Blue

Field Blue

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

Russian AF Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.333
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3692bb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Blue is a little lighter than Field Blue.

Can I use Russian AF Blue instead of Field Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Russian AF Blue is a little lighter than Field Blue.

Can I use Field Blue instead of Russian AF Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Field Blue

Field Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Field Blue vs Blue Green (70.808)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Field Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Russian AF Blue

Russian AF Blue vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Field Blue
Russian AF Blue vs Medium Blue (XF-18)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Russian AF Blue vs French Blue (TS-10)TS Spray · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Field Blue equivalents · Russian AF Blue equivalents