What is the difference between Pale Blue Dot and Calth Blue Clear?

ΔE 15 (loose). Calth Blue Clear is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Blue Dot vs Calth Blue Clear

Pale Blue Dot

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e6fdd (estimate)

Calth Blue Clear

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a5ab0 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Calth Blue Clear is a little darker, more muted than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Calth Blue Clear instead of Pale Blue Dot?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Calth Blue Clear is a little darker, more muted than Pale Blue Dot.

Can I use Pale Blue Dot instead of Calth Blue Clear?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Blue Dot is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Pale Blue Dot on the colour wheel See Calth Blue Clear on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Pale Blue Dot

Pale Blue Dot vs Calgar BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 23, loose
Pale Blue Dot vs Teclis BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 25, loose
Pale Blue Dot vs Caledor SkyColour: Base · ΔE 29, loose

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Calth Blue Clear

Calth Blue Clear vs Purple RainBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Blue Dot
Calth Blue Clear vs Neptune's FuryBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose
Calth Blue Clear vs Purple People EaterBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Pale Blue Dot equivalents · Calth Blue Clear equivalents