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Make a free guideLooking for a Sky Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Sky Blue (Scale75 Scalecolor) in Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Colour Primer, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Sky Blue, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Imperial BlueVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Mediterranean BlueScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- BaseSky BlueScale75 Scalecolor
- Highlight 1Plasma Coil GlowArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Light BlueReaper MSPGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.