What is the difference between Sketching White and Sky Blue?

ΔE 17 (loose). Sky Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sketching White vs Sky Blue

Sketching White

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: AUX01
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdfdfd (estimate)

Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.306
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c1d5d2 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sky Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated than Sketching White.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Sketching White?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Sky Blue is noticeably darker, more saturated than Sketching White.

Can I use Sketching White instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sketching White is noticeably lighter, more muted.

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 Sketching White on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sketching White

Sketching White vs White (70.951)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Sketching White vs White (70.600)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Sketching White vs White (71.001)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Blue

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Sky Grey (NA16)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sketching White
Sky Blue vs Granite Stone (NA14)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sketching White
Sky Blue vs Northern Flesh (NA08)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sketching White

All matches: Sketching White equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents