What is the difference between Light Blue and Sunrise Blue?

ΔE 10 (fair). Sunrise Blue is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Sunrise Blue

Light Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bcdee4 (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 10.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunrise Blue is more saturated, cooler than Light Blue.

Can I use Sunrise Blue instead of Light Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Sunrise Blue is more saturated, cooler than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Sunrise Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Sky Blue (71.306)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunrise Blue
Light Blue vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunrise Blue
Light Blue vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · 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 Light Blue
Sunrise Blue vs Air Superiority Blue (ATOM-20121)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Sunrise Blue vs Cyan (ATOM-20111)ATOM · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Sunrise Blue equivalents