What is the difference between Pastel Green and Sky Type S?

ΔE 6 (very close). Sky Type S is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pastel Green vs Sky Type S

Pastel Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #96ab91 (estimate)

Sky Type S

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.302
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #939e85 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.6, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Sky Type S is a little darker, warmer than Pastel Green.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Pastel Green?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Sky Type S is a little darker, warmer than Pastel Green.

Can I use Pastel Green instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pastel Green is a little lighter, 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 Pastel Green on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pastel Green

Pastel Green vs IJA Light Grey Green (71.321)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Pastel Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Pastel Green vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Undead Flesh (SFG13)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair
Sky Type S vs Hellbound Flesh (SFG16)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair
Sky Type S vs Graphite (SC03)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Pastel Green equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents