What is the difference between Snow Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 6 (close). Sky Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Snow Blue vs Sky Blue

Snow Blue

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11174
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bbe0db (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is more muted than Snow Blue.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Snow Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sky Blue is more muted than Snow Blue.

Can I use Snow Blue instead of Sky Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Snow Blue

Snow Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Snow Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 8, close
Snow Blue vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

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 Snow Blue
Sky Blue vs Blue-Grey (AK11011)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Snow Blue
Sky Blue vs Light Grey FS 36495 (AK11889)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Snow Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents