What is the difference between Scaly Hide and Light Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Blue is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scaly Hide vs Light Blue

Scaly Hide

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7c9ab (estimate)

Light Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.328
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8c6b2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Blue is more muted, warmer than Scaly Hide.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Scaly Hide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Blue is more muted, warmer than Scaly Hide.

Can I use Scaly Hide instead of Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scaly Hide is more saturated, 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 Scaly Hide on the colour wheel See Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scaly Hide

Scaly Hide vs Flanker Light Blue (71.334)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Scaly Hide vs Ghost Green (72.121)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue
Scaly Hide vs Russ. AF Light Blue (71.342)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Zombie FleshWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scaly Hide
Light Blue vs Leviathan LightWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scaly Hide
Light Blue vs Worn StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scaly Hide

All matches: Scaly Hide equivalents · Light Blue equivalents