What is the difference between Light Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Sky Blue is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Sky Blue

Light Blue

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-45
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4dc6f4 (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 15.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sky Blue is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Light Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Sky Blue is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Sky Blue
Light Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sky Blue
Light Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 19, loose

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs RLM 78 Light Blue (H-418)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Blue
Sky Blue vs RLM 65 Light Blue (H-67)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Blue
Sky Blue vs Interior Blue Soviet (C-392)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Blue

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents