What is the difference between Light Sky Blue and Electric Blue?

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

Light Sky Blue vs Electric Blue

Light Sky Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-524
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #76bbda (estimate)

Electric Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.023
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2db7d7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Electric Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Light Sky Blue.

Can I use Electric Blue instead of Light Sky Blue?

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

Can I use Light Sky Blue instead of Electric Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler.

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 Sky Blue on the colour wheel See Electric Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Sky Blue

Light Sky Blue vs Sky Blue (70.961)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Electric Blue
Light Sky Blue vs Steel Grey (72.102)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Electric Blue
Light Sky Blue vs Unders. Blue “Faded” (71.332)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Electric Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Electric Blue

Electric Blue vs Bright Blue (ATOM-20112)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Sky Blue
Electric Blue vs Turquoise (A.MIG-0631)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Sky Blue
Electric Blue vs Cyan (ATOM-20111)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Light Sky Blue

All matches: Light Sky Blue equivalents · Electric Blue equivalents