What is the difference between Light Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Sky Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Sky Blue

Light Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bcdee4 (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is more muted than Light Blue.

✓ AMMO ATOM user guide chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Light Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sky Blue is more muted than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Sky Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Light Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Light Blue vs Sunrise Blue (72.118)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Light Blue (A.MIG-0613)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Blue
Sky Blue vs Hellblau RLM 65 (ATOM-20127)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue
Sky Blue vs Bubble WhiteIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Blue

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents