What is the difference between Light Grey FS 36495 and Sky Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Sky Blue is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Grey FS 36495 vs Sky Blue

Light Grey FS 36495

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4c8c7 (estimate)

Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.306
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c1d5d2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Grey FS 36495.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Light Grey FS 36495?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sky Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Light Grey FS 36495.

Can I use Light Grey FS 36495 instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Grey FS 36495 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 Light Grey FS 36495 on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Grey FS 36495

Light Grey FS 36495 vs Grey (70.601)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Light Grey FS 36495 vs USAF Light Gray (71.276)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sky Blue
Light Grey FS 36495 vs White Grey (70.993)Model Color · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Duck Egg Blue FS 35622 (AK11880)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495
Sky Blue vs Blue-Grey (AK11011)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495
Sky Blue vs Snow Blue (AK11174)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Grey FS 36495

All matches: Light Grey FS 36495 equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents