What is the difference between Baharroth Blue and Deep Sky Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baharroth Blue vs Deep Sky Blue

Baharroth Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4aa0d0 (estimate)

Deep Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5594c6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, warmer than Baharroth Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Baharroth Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, warmer than Baharroth Blue.

Can I use Baharroth Blue instead of Deep Sky Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Baharroth Blue

Baharroth Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Baharroth Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
Baharroth Blue vs Elfic Blue (72.117)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue vs Hoeth BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Baharroth Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Baharroth Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Lothern BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Baharroth Blue equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents