Altdorf Guard Blue vs Pearl Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1f4a8a (estimate)

Pearl Blue

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-89
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#024691 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pearl Blue is more saturated than Altdorf Guard Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Altdorf Guard Blue is an opaque base/layer paint and Tamiya Pearl Blue is a pearl paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pearl Blue instead of Altdorf Guard Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pearl Blue is more saturated than Altdorf Guard Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Altdorf Guard Blue instead of Pearl Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Altdorf Guard Blue is 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 Altdorf Guard Blue on the colour wheel See Pearl Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Altdorf Guard Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Pearl Blue

All matches: Altdorf Guard Blue equivalents · Pearl Blue equivalents

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