What is the difference between Temple Stone and Sky Type S?

ΔE 13 (fair). Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Stone vs Sky Type S

Temple Stone

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f8d7a (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 12.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler than Temple Stone.

Can I use Sky Type S instead of Temple Stone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Sky Type S is a little lighter, cooler than Temple Stone.

Can I use Temple Stone instead of Sky Type S?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Stone is a little darker, warmer.

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 Temple Stone on the colour wheel See Sky Type S on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Temple Stone

Temple Stone vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Temple Stone vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sky Type S
Temple Stone vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sky Type S

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sky Type S

Sky Type S vs Contagion GreenTriads: shadows · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Temple Stone
Sky Type S vs Kobold GreyTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Temple Stone
Sky Type S vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Temple Stone equivalents · Sky Type S equivalents