What is the difference between Contagion Green and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 18 (loose). Flanker Light Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Contagion Green vs Flanker Light Blue

Contagion Green

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d9f80 (estimate)

Flanker Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.334
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4c7b9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flanker Light Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler than Contagion Green.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Contagion Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Flanker Light Blue is noticeably lighter, cooler than Contagion Green.

Can I use Contagion Green instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Contagion Green is noticeably darker, 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 Contagion Green on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Contagion Green

Contagion Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Contagion Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Contagion Green vs Sky Type S (71.302)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Ion BlueBrights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Contagion Green
Flanker Light Blue vs Ivory TuskTriads: midtones · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Contagion Green
Flanker Light Blue vs Trooper WhiteTriads: highlights · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Contagion Green equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents