Tanker Grey vs Sapphire Blue

Tanker Grey

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4047P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#788c9e (estimate)

Sapphire Blue

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Washes & Intensity Inks
Code
1739 Ink
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#7597b3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sapphire Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Tanker Grey. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Tanker Grey is an opaque base/layer paint and Green Stuff World Sapphire 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 Sapphire Blue instead of Tanker Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sapphire Blue is a little lighter, more saturated than Tanker Grey. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Tanker Grey instead of Sapphire Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanker Grey is a little darker, more muted.

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 Tanker Grey on the colour wheel See Sapphire Blue on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Tanker Grey

Other Army Painter paints close to Sapphire Blue

All matches: Tanker Grey equivalents · Sapphire Blue equivalents

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