What is the difference between Corsa Gray and Sky Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Corsa Gray vs Sky Blue

Corsa Gray

Brand: Tamiya
Range: PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code: PS-32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a3cbd3 (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Corsa Gray.

Can I use Sky Blue instead of Corsa Gray?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sky Blue is a little lighter, more muted than Corsa Gray.

Can I use Corsa Gray instead of Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Corsa Gray is a little darker, 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 Corsa Gray on the colour wheel See Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Corsa Gray

Corsa Gray vs Rus. AF Grey Prot. Coat (71.344)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Sky Blue
Corsa Gray vs Sunrise Blue (72.118)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Corsa Gray vs Russ. AF Grey N.8 (71.345)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Tamiya paints close to Sky Blue

Sky Blue vs Sky Gray (XF-19)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Corsa Gray
Sky Blue vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Corsa Gray
Sky Blue vs Insignia White (US Navy) (AS-20)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Corsa Gray

All matches: Corsa Gray equivalents · Sky Blue equivalents