What is the difference between Twilight Sky and Elysium Blue?

ΔE 19 (loose). Elysium Blue is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Twilight Sky vs Elysium Blue

Twilight Sky

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #0a5078 (estimate)

Elysium Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #547caa (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Elysium Blue is noticeably lighter, warmer than Twilight Sky.

Can I use Elysium Blue instead of Twilight Sky?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Elysium Blue is noticeably lighter, warmer than Twilight Sky.

Can I use Twilight Sky instead of Elysium Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Twilight Sky is noticeably darker, 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 Twilight Sky on the colour wheel See Elysium Blue on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Twilight Sky

Twilight Sky vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Elysium Blue
Twilight Sky vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Elysium Blue
Twilight Sky vs Amethyst RayneTriads: shadows · ΔE 20, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Elysium Blue

Elysium Blue vs Wolf GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Twilight Sky
Elysium Blue vs Wolf GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Twilight Sky
Elysium Blue vs Consul BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Twilight Sky

All matches: Twilight Sky equivalents · Elysium Blue equivalents