What is the difference between Plasma Coil Glow and Clear Blue?

ΔE 10 (close). Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Plasma Coil Glow vs Clear Blue

Plasma Coil Glow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #28b0e0 (estimate)

Clear Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-23
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #00aff0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer than Plasma Coil Glow.

Can I use Clear Blue instead of Plasma Coil Glow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer than Plasma Coil Glow.

Can I use Plasma Coil Glow instead of Clear Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Plasma Coil Glow 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 Plasma Coil Glow on the colour wheel See Clear Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Plasma Coil Glow

Plasma Coil Glow vs Sky Blue (X-14)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 10, close
Plasma Coil Glow vs Light Blue (PS-3)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, close
Plasma Coil Glow vs Translucent Light Blue (PS-39)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Blue

Clear Blue vs Blue FluxWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Plasma Coil Glow
Clear Blue vs Arctic GemWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
Clear Blue vs Electric BlueWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Plasma Coil Glow equivalents · Clear Blue equivalents