What is the difference between Cloud Blue and Sunrise Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Sunrise Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cloud Blue vs Sunrise Blue

Cloud Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8ae0da (estimate)

Sunrise Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.118
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2e0f2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunrise Blue is more muted, cooler than Cloud Blue.

Can I use Sunrise Blue instead of Cloud Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Sunrise Blue is more muted, cooler than Cloud Blue.

Can I use Cloud Blue instead of Sunrise Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cloud Blue is more saturated, 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 Cloud Blue on the colour wheel See Sunrise Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cloud Blue

Cloud Blue vs AII SV. Gol Lt Blue (71.317)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Sunrise Blue
Cloud Blue vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sunrise Blue
Cloud Blue vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sunrise Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sunrise Blue

Sunrise Blue vs Medium Blue (A.MIG-0614)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Cloud Blue
Sunrise Blue vs Air Superiority Blue (ATOM-20121)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cloud Blue
Sunrise Blue vs Light Blue (ATOM-20122)ATOM · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Cloud Blue

All matches: Cloud Blue equivalents · Sunrise Blue equivalents