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

ΔE 15 (loose). Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Blue vs Deep Sky Blue

Light Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-23
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00acee (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Deep Sky Blue instead of Light Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Deep Sky Blue is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Light Blue.

Can I use Light Blue instead of Deep Sky Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Blue is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Light Blue on the colour wheel See Deep Sky Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Blue

Light Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Light Blue vs Magic Blue (72.021)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Deep Sky Blue
Light Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 17, loose

Other Tamiya paints close to Deep Sky Blue

Deep Sky Blue vs French Blue (TS-10)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Light Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Light Blue
Deep Sky Blue vs Medium Blue (XF-18)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Light Blue

All matches: Light Blue equivalents · Deep Sky Blue equivalents