What is the difference between Skyshard and Decal Softener?

ΔE 8 (close). Decal Softener is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skyshard vs Decal Softener

Skyshard

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #daeeed (estimate)

Decal Softener

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 73.212
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e1e0e0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Decal Softener is a little darker, more muted than Skyshard.

Can I use Decal Softener instead of Skyshard?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Decal Softener is a little darker, more muted than Skyshard.

Can I use Skyshard instead of Decal Softener?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skyshard 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 Skyshard on the colour wheel See Decal Softener on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skyshard

Skyshard vs Verdigris (72.096)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Decal Softener
Skyshard vs Decal Fix (73.213)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Decal Softener
Skyshard vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Decal Softener

Other Army Painter paints close to Decal Softener

Decal Softener vs Brigade GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skyshard
Decal Softener vs Spaceship ExteriorWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Skyshard
Decal Softener vs Brainmatter BeigeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Skyshard

All matches: Skyshard equivalents · Decal Softener equivalents