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

ΔE 7 (close). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lothern Blue vs Deep Sky Blue

Lothern Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a8ac0 (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Lothern Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Lothern Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Lothern Blue.

Can I use Lothern Blue instead of Deep Sky Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Lothern Blue

Lothern Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Lothern Blue vs Magic Blue (72.021)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Lothern Blue vs Andrea Blue (70.841)Model 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 Lothern Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lothern Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Baharroth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lothern Blue

All matches: Lothern Blue equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents