What is the difference between Night Sky and USN Sea Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). USN Sea Blue is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Night Sky vs USN Sea Blue

Night Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #394858 (estimate)

USN Sea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.295
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #383d46 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USN Sea Blue is a little darker, more muted than Night Sky.

Can I use USN Sea Blue instead of Night Sky?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). USN Sea Blue is a little darker, more muted than Night Sky.

Can I use Night Sky instead of USN Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Sky is a little lighter, 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 Night Sky on the colour wheel See USN Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Night Sky

Night Sky vs Grey Blue (71.005)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue
Night Sky vs Dark Grey Blue (71.054)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue
Night Sky vs Blue Grey (71.115)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USN Sea Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to USN Sea Blue

USN Sea Blue vs Bleached Strap Grey (WP4150P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Night Sky
USN Sea Blue vs Crow HueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Night Sky
USN Sea Blue vs Ironclad Grey (Vol. 1)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 6, close · closer than Night Sky

All matches: Night Sky equivalents · USN Sea Blue equivalents