What is the difference between Azure Blue and Baron Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Baron Blue is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Azure Blue vs Baron Blue

Azure Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6687b7 (estimate)

Baron Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8497ca (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Baron Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Azure Blue.

Can I use Baron Blue instead of Azure Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Baron Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Azure Blue.

Can I use Azure Blue instead of Baron Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Azure Blue is a little darker, 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 Azure Blue on the colour wheel See Baron Blue on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Azure Blue

Azure Blue vs Wolf GreyWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Baron Blue
Azure Blue vs Consul BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Baron Blue
Azure Blue vs Wolf GreyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Baron Blue

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Baron Blue

Baron Blue vs Deep Cobalt Blue (AMMO.F-520)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 9, close
Baron Blue vs Rainfall Blue (IONIC-0087)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Baron Blue vs Lavender (IONIC-0081)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Azure Blue equivalents · Baron Blue equivalents