What is the difference between Clear Blue and Sky Blue?

ΔE 14 (fair). Sky Blue is much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Blue vs Sky Blue

Clear Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02b7d4 (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 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sky Blue is much more muted than Clear Blue.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Clear Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Sky Blue is much more muted than Clear Blue.

Can I use Clear Blue instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Blue is much more saturated.

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 Clear Blue on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Blue

Clear Blue vs Electric Blue (72.023)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Clear Blue vs Aquamarine (72.119)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sky Blue
Clear Blue vs Turquoise (72.024)Game Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sky Blue

Other Tamiya paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Blue
Sky Blue vs Light Ghost Gray (AS-26)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Clear Blue
Sky Blue vs Light Blue (Luftwaffe) (AS-5)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Clear Blue

All matches: Clear Blue equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents