Seafarer Blue vs Light Sea Blue

Seafarer Blue

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: highlights
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#489cc9 (estimate)

Light Sea Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.089
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#42a9dc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Sea Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Seafarer Blue.

Can I use Light Sea Blue instead of Seafarer Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Light Sea Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Seafarer Blue.

Can I use Seafarer Blue instead of Light Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Seafarer Blue is a little darker, more muted.

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 Seafarer Blue on the colour wheel See Light Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Seafarer Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Light Sea Blue

All matches: Seafarer Blue equivalents · Light Sea Blue equivalents

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