What is the difference between Medium Blue and Hoeth Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Hoeth Blue is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Blue vs Hoeth Blue

Medium Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-525
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5278b0 (estimate)

Hoeth Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4a8ac0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hoeth Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Blue.

Can I use Hoeth Blue instead of Medium Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Hoeth Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Medium Blue.

Can I use Medium Blue instead of Hoeth Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Blue 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 Medium Blue on the colour wheel See Hoeth Blue on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Blue

Medium Blue vs Imrik BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hoeth Blue
Medium Blue vs Alaitoc BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Hoeth Blue
Medium Blue vs Teclis BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Hoeth Blue

Hoeth Blue vs Sky Blue (A.MIG-3528)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Blue
Hoeth Blue vs Azure Blue (ATOM-20119)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Blue
Hoeth Blue vs Rainfall Blue (IONIC-0087)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Medium Blue

All matches: Medium Blue equivalents · Hoeth Blue equivalents