Fluorescent Blue vs Thunderhawk Blue

Fluorescent Blue

Brand
AK Interactive
Range
3rd Gen Standard
Code
AK11178
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#014566 (estimate)

Thunderhawk Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2a4a60 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Thunderhawk Blue is more muted than Fluorescent Blue. They are different kinds of paint: AK Interactive Fluorescent Blue is a fluorescent or effect paint and Citadel Thunderhawk Blue is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Thunderhawk Blue instead of Fluorescent Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Thunderhawk Blue is more muted than Fluorescent Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Fluorescent Blue instead of Thunderhawk Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fluorescent Blue is 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 Fluorescent Blue on the colour wheel See Thunderhawk Blue on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Blue

Other AK Interactive paints close to Thunderhawk Blue

All matches: Fluorescent Blue equivalents · Thunderhawk Blue equivalents

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