What is the difference between Spirit Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Spirit Blue vs Sky Blue

Spirit Blue

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA30
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45abbc (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 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Spirit Blue.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Spirit Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Spirit Blue.

Can I use Spirit Blue instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Spirit Blue is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

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 Spirit Blue on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spirit Blue

Spirit Blue vs Light Blue Green (70.753)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sky Blue
Spirit Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Spirit Blue vs Aquamarine (72.119)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Ocean Light (NA32)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Spirit Blue
Sky Blue vs Spectral Blue (NA28)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose
Sky Blue vs Sky Grey (NA16)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Spirit Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents