What is the difference between Air Superiority Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sky Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Air Superiority Blue vs Sky Blue

Air Superiority Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20121
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #95cdd4 (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 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sky Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Air Superiority Blue.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Air Superiority Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Sky Blue is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Air Superiority Blue.

Can I use Air Superiority Blue instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Air Superiority Blue is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Air Superiority Blue on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Air Superiority Blue

Air Superiority Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sky Blue
Air Superiority Blue vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sky Blue
Air Superiority Blue vs Sunrise Blue (72.118)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sky Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Light Sky Blue (AMMO.F-524)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 6, close · closer than Air Superiority Blue
Sky Blue vs Turquoise (A.MIG-0631)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 7, close · closer than Air Superiority Blue
Sky Blue vs Cyan (ATOM-20111)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Air Superiority Blue

All matches: Air Superiority Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents