What is the difference between Ion Blue and Flanker Light Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ion Blue vs Flanker Light Blue

Ion Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b6d8da (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 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Ion Blue.

Can I use Flanker Light Blue instead of Ion Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Flanker Light Blue is a little darker, warmer than Ion Blue.

Can I use Ion Blue instead of Flanker Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ion Blue is a little lighter, 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 Ion Blue on the colour wheel See Flanker Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ion Blue

Ion Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Ion Blue vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Flanker Light Blue
Ion Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Flanker Light Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Flanker Light Blue

Flanker Light Blue vs Ivory TuskTriads: midtones · ΔE 17, loose
Flanker Light Blue vs Contagion GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 18, loose
Flanker Light Blue vs Trooper WhiteTriads: highlights · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Ion Blue equivalents · Flanker Light Blue equivalents