What is the difference between Plasmatic Bolt and Aethermatic Blue?

ΔE 26 (loose). Aethermatic Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Plasmatic Bolt vs Aethermatic Blue

Plasmatic Bolt

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #48b8aa (estimate)

Aethermatic Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #6ab0c8 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Aethermatic Blue is more muted, cooler than Plasmatic Bolt.

Can I use Aethermatic Blue instead of Plasmatic Bolt?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Aethermatic Blue is more muted, cooler than Plasmatic Bolt.

Can I use Plasmatic Bolt instead of Aethermatic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Plasmatic Bolt is more saturated, 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 Plasmatic Bolt on the colour wheel See Aethermatic Blue on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Plasmatic Bolt

Plasmatic Bolt vs Terradon TurquoiseColour: Contrast · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Aethermatic Blue
Plasmatic Bolt vs Hexwraith FlameColour: Contrast · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Aethermatic Blue
Plasmatic Bolt vs Akhelian GreenColour: Contrast · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Aethermatic Blue

Other Army Painter paints close to Aethermatic Blue

Aethermatic Blue vs Battleship GreySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Plasmatic Bolt
Aethermatic Blue vs Raging SeaSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Plasmatic Bolt
Aethermatic Blue vs Lizardfolk CyanSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Plasmatic Bolt

All matches: Plasmatic Bolt equivalents · Aethermatic Blue equivalents