What is the difference between Corax White and Sky Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Sky Blue is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Corax White vs Sky Blue

Corax White

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8dce0 (estimate)

Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.306
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c1d5d2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Corax White.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Corax White?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sky Blue is a little darker, more saturated than Corax White.

Can I use Corax White instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Corax White is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Corax White on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Corax White

Corax White vs Wolf Grey (72.047)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Corax White vs Liquid Mask (70.523)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Corax White vs Airbrush Thinner (71.261)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Corax White
Sky Blue vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Corax White
Sky Blue vs Pallid Wych FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Corax White equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents