What is the difference between Weathered Blue and Deep Sky Blue?

ΔE 17 (loose). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Weathered Blue vs Deep Sky Blue

Weathered Blue

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09153
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #507b95 (estimate)

Deep Sky Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.844
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5594c6 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Weathered Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Weathered Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Deep Sky Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Weathered Blue.

Can I use Weathered Blue instead of Deep Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Weathered Blue is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Weathered Blue on the colour wheel See Deep Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Weathered Blue

Weathered Blue vs Pastel Blue (70.901)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Weathered Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Weathered Blue vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Sky Blue

Other Reaper paints close to Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue vs Sky Blue (09018)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Weathered Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Pale Indigo (09081)Master Series Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Weathered Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs True Blue (09017)Master Series Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Weathered Blue

All matches: Weathered Blue equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents