What is the difference between Altdorf Guard Blue and Racing Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Racing Blue is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Altdorf Guard Blue vs Racing Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue

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

Racing Blue

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-51
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #024691 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Racing Blue is more saturated than Altdorf Guard Blue.

Can I use Racing Blue instead of Altdorf Guard Blue?

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

Can I use Altdorf Guard Blue instead of Racing 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 Racing Blue on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Altdorf Guard Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue vs Navy Blue (AS-8)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close
Altdorf Guard Blue vs Blue (PS-4)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 10, close
Altdorf Guard Blue vs Blue (TS-15)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Racing Blue

Racing Blue vs Macragge BlueColour: Base · ΔE 8, close
Racing Blue vs Macragge BlueColour: Air · ΔE 8, close
Racing Blue vs Calth Blue ClearColour: Air · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Altdorf Guard Blue equivalents · Racing Blue equivalents