What is the difference between Hellblau RLM 65 and Skyshard?

ΔE 8 (close). Skyshard is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hellblau RLM 65 vs Skyshard

Hellblau RLM 65

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20127
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bee0de (estimate)

Skyshard

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #daeeed (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Skyshard is a little lighter, more muted than Hellblau RLM 65.

Can I use Skyshard instead of Hellblau RLM 65?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Skyshard is a little lighter, more muted than Hellblau RLM 65.

Can I use Hellblau RLM 65 instead of Skyshard?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hellblau RLM 65 is a little darker, 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 Hellblau RLM 65 on the colour wheel See Skyshard on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Hellblau RLM 65

Hellblau RLM 65 vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Hellblau RLM 65 vs Marine MistWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Hellblau RLM 65 vs Toxic MistWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Skyshard

Skyshard vs Albus White (IONIC-0005)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hellblau RLM 65
Skyshard vs Fog Grey (IONIC-0004)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hellblau RLM 65
Skyshard vs Light Blue (A.MIG-0613)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, close · closer than Hellblau RLM 65

All matches: Hellblau RLM 65 equivalents · Skyshard equivalents