What is the difference between Skink Blue and Light Blue Green?

ΔE 15 (fair). Light Blue Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skink Blue vs Light Blue Green

Skink Blue

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

Light Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.753
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a9ea6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Blue Green is warmer than Skink Blue.

Can I use Light Blue Green instead of Skink Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Light Blue Green is warmer than Skink Blue.

Can I use Skink Blue instead of Light Blue Green?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Skink Blue

Skink Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Skink Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue Green
Skink Blue vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Blue Green

Other Citadel paints close to Light Blue Green

Light Blue Green vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Skink Blue
Light Blue Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 21, loose
Light Blue Green vs StormfangColour: Dry · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Skink Blue equivalents · Light Blue Green equivalents