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

ΔE 10 (close). Flat Blue is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Altdorf Guard Blue vs Flat Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue

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

Flat Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.962
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c4c7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Blue is more muted than Altdorf Guard Blue.

Can I use Flat Blue instead of Altdorf Guard Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Flat Blue is more muted than Altdorf Guard Blue.

Can I use Altdorf Guard Blue instead of Flat Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Altdorf Guard Blue

Altdorf Guard Blue vs Royal Blue (70.809)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Flat Blue
Altdorf Guard Blue vs Imperial Blue (72.020)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Flat Blue
Altdorf Guard Blue vs Medium Blue (70.963)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Flat Blue

Flat Blue vs Night Lords BlueColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Altdorf Guard Blue
Flat Blue vs Night Lords BlueColour: Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Altdorf Guard Blue
Flat Blue vs Thousand Sons BlueColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Altdorf Guard Blue equivalents · Flat Blue equivalents