Highlord Blue vs Tenebris Blue

Highlord Blue

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#2a5a9a (estimate)

Tenebris Blue

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1732 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#53609f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tenebris Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Highlord Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Highlord Blue is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Green Stuff World Tenebris Blue is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Tenebris Blue instead of Highlord Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Tenebris Blue is a little lighter, warmer than Highlord Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Highlord Blue instead of Tenebris Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Highlord 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 Highlord Blue on the colour wheel See Tenebris Blue on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Highlord Blue

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