What is the difference between Skink Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 12 (fair). Sky Blue is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Skink Blue vs Sky Blue

Skink Blue

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

Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.961
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6fb8cd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sky Blue is noticeably lighter, warmer than Skink Blue.

Can I use Sky 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). Sky Blue is noticeably lighter, warmer than Skink Blue.

Can I use Skink Blue instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Skink Blue is noticeably darker, 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 Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Skink Blue

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

Other Citadel paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Blue HorrorColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair
Sky Blue vs Etherium BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 16, loose
Sky Blue vs Fenrisian GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Skink Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents