What is the difference between Skink Blue and RLM 78 Light Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). RLM 78 Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skink Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue

Skink Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a9ab8 (estimate)

RLM 78 Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-418
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70a8bd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. RLM 78 Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Skink Blue.

Can I use RLM 78 Light Blue instead of Skink Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). RLM 78 Light Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Skink Blue.

Can I use Skink Blue instead of RLM 78 Light Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skink 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 Skink Blue on the colour wheel See RLM 78 Light Blue on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Skink Blue

Skink Blue vs Interior Blue Soviet (C-392)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than RLM 78 Light Blue
Skink Blue vs Barley Gray BS4800/18B21 (H-334)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 13, fair
Skink Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue (C-118)Mr. Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to RLM 78 Light Blue

RLM 78 Light Blue vs Fenrisian GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
RLM 78 Light Blue vs Fenrisian GreyColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair
RLM 78 Light Blue vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Skink Blue equivalents · RLM 78 Light Blue equivalents