What is the difference between RAF Sky / FS 34424 and Light Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

RAF Sky / FS 34424 vs Light Blue

RAF Sky / FS 34424

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3b7a0 (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than RAF Sky / FS 34424.

Can I use Light Blue instead of RAF Sky / FS 34424?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Light Blue is a little lighter, cooler than RAF Sky / FS 34424.

Can I use RAF Sky / FS 34424 instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: RAF Sky / FS 34424 is a little 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 RAF Sky / FS 34424 on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to RAF Sky / FS 34424

RAF Sky / FS 34424 vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Light Blue
RAF Sky / FS 34424 vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue
RAF Sky / FS 34424 vs Light Green Grey (70.971)Model Color · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs WWI German Grey-Green Primer (AK11808)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than RAF Sky / FS 34424
Light Blue vs Pale Blue (AK11161)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RAF Sky / FS 34424
Light Blue vs RLM 76 Version 1 (AK11827)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than RAF Sky / FS 34424

All matches: RAF Sky / FS 34424 equivalents · Light Blue equivalents