What is the difference between Sky Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Sky Blue is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sky Blue vs Sky Blue

Sky Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11175
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7ac0c8 (estimate)

Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.961
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6fb8cd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is cooler than Sky Blue.

✓ AK 3rd Generation equivalence chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Sky Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sky Blue is cooler than Sky Blue.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sky Blue is 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 Sky Blue on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Sky Blue vs Flanker Blue (71.337)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair
Sky Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (AK11176)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Sky Blue vs Air Superiority Blue FS 35450 (AK11879)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 10, close
Sky Blue vs AII Light Blue (AK11910)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Sky Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents