What is the difference between Skink Blue and Medium Blue?

ΔE 12 (fair). Medium Blue is noticeably darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skink Blue vs Medium Blue

Skink Blue

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

Medium Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-18
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1a7b9e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Blue is noticeably darker than Skink Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Skink Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Medium Blue is noticeably darker than Skink Blue.

Can I use Skink Blue instead of Medium Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skink Blue is noticeably lighter.

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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Skink Blue

Skink Blue vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Blue
Skink Blue vs Field Blue (XF-50)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Blue
Skink Blue vs Dark Ghost Gray (AS-25)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Skink Blue
Medium Blue vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Skink Blue
Medium Blue vs Ahriman BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Skink Blue

All matches: Skink Blue equivalents · Medium Blue equivalents