What is the difference between Voidshield Blue and Clear Blue?

ΔE 8 (close). Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Voidshield Blue vs Clear Blue

Voidshield Blue

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #41afd1 (estimate)

Clear Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-72
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #02b7d4 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer than Voidshield Blue.

Can I use Clear Blue instead of Voidshield Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Clear Blue is more saturated, warmer than Voidshield Blue.

Can I use Voidshield Blue instead of Clear Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Voidshield 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 Voidshield Blue on the colour wheel See Clear Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Voidshield Blue

Voidshield Blue vs Intermediate Blue (US Navy) (AS-19)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 13, fair
Voidshield Blue vs Light Blue (XF-23)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 15, fair
Voidshield Blue vs Field Blue (XF-50)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Blue

Clear Blue vs Phantasmal BlueWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Voidshield Blue
Clear Blue vs Aegis AquaWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Clear Blue vs Toxic MistWarpaints Air · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Voidshield Blue equivalents · Clear Blue equivalents