Triumphant Navy vs Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)

Triumphant Navy

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1b2b52 (estimate)

Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
PB15:0
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#19193b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) is a little darker, warmer than Triumphant Navy. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Triumphant Navy is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) 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 Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) instead of Triumphant Navy?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) is a little darker, warmer than Triumphant Navy. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Triumphant Navy instead of Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Triumphant Navy is a little lighter, 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 Triumphant Navy on the colour wheel See Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Triumphant Navy

Other Army Painter paints close to Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)

All matches: Triumphant Navy equivalents · Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) equivalents

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