What is the difference between Aegis Aqua and Clear Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Aegis Aqua vs Clear Blue

Aegis Aqua

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41afd1 (estimate)

Clear Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02b7d4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer than Aegis Aqua.

Can I use Clear Blue instead of Aegis Aqua?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer than Aegis Aqua.

Can I use Aegis Aqua instead of Clear Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Aegis Aqua is more muted, 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 Aegis Aqua on the colour wheel See Clear Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Aegis Aqua

Aegis Aqua vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair
Aegis Aqua vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 15, fair
Aegis Aqua vs Field Blue (XF-50)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Blue

Clear Blue vs Phantasmal BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Aegis Aqua
Clear Blue vs Voidshield BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Clear Blue vs Toxic MistWarpaints Air · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Aegis Aqua equivalents · Clear Blue equivalents