What is the difference between Light Sea Blue and Russian AF Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Russian AF Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Sea Blue vs Russian AF Blue

Light Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.089
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #42a9dc (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 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Blue is a little darker, more muted than Light Sea Blue.

Can I use Russian AF Blue instead of Light Sea Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Russian AF Blue is a little darker, more muted than Light Sea Blue.

Can I use Light Sea Blue instead of Russian AF Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Sea Blue is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Light Sea Blue on the colour wheel See Russian AF Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Sea Blue

Light Sea Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Light Sea Blue vs Elfic Blue (72.117)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair
Light Sea Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other Vallejo paints close to Russian AF Blue

Russian AF Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Sea Blue
Russian AF Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Sea Blue
Russian AF Blue vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Light Sea Blue equivalents · Russian AF Blue equivalents