What is the difference between Plasma Coil Glow and Sky Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Sky Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Plasma Coil Glow vs Sky Blue

Plasma Coil Glow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28b0e0 (estimate)

Sky Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-14
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00aff0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is more saturated, warmer than Plasma Coil Glow.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Plasma Coil Glow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sky Blue is more saturated, warmer than Plasma Coil Glow.

Can I use Plasma Coil Glow instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Plasma Coil Glow is 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 Plasma Coil Glow on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Plasma Coil Glow

Plasma Coil Glow vs Clear Blue (X-23)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 10, close
Plasma Coil Glow vs Light Blue (PS-3)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, close
Plasma Coil Glow vs Translucent Light Blue (PS-39)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Blue FluxWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Plasma Coil Glow
Sky Blue vs Arctic GemWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
Sky Blue vs Electric BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Plasma Coil Glow equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents