What is the difference between Phantasmal Blue and Coral Blue?

ΔE 19 (loose). Coral Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Phantasmal Blue vs Coral Blue

Phantasmal Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #10b8c8 (estimate)

Coral Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-41
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00b9a9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Coral Blue is more saturated, warmer than Phantasmal Blue.

Can I use Coral Blue instead of Phantasmal Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Coral Blue is more saturated, warmer than Phantasmal Blue.

Can I use Phantasmal Blue instead of Coral Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Phantasmal Blue 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 Phantasmal Blue on the colour wheel See Coral Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Phantasmal Blue

Phantasmal Blue vs Clear Blue (TS-72)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Coral Blue
Phantasmal Blue vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Coral Blue
Phantasmal Blue vs Cobalt Green (PS-54)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 19, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Coral Blue

Coral Blue vs Hazardous SmogWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Phantasmal Blue
Coral Blue vs Aqua AlchemyWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Phantasmal Blue
Coral Blue vs Psychic ShockWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Phantasmal Blue

All matches: Phantasmal Blue equivalents · Coral Blue equivalents