What is the difference between Baharroth Blue and Russian AF Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Russian AF Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baharroth Blue vs Russian AF Blue

Baharroth Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4aa0d0 (estimate)

Russian AF Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.333
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3692bb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Blue is a little darker than Baharroth Blue.

Can I use Russian AF Blue instead of Baharroth Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Russian AF Blue is a little darker than Baharroth Blue.

Can I use Baharroth Blue instead of Russian AF Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baharroth Blue is a little lighter.

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 Baharroth Blue on the colour wheel See Russian AF Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Baharroth Blue

Baharroth Blue vs Light Sea Blue (71.089)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Baharroth Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Baharroth Blue vs Elfic Blue (72.117)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Russian AF Blue

Russian AF Blue vs Skink BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close
Russian AF Blue vs Lothern BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Russian AF Blue vs Lothern BlueColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Baharroth Blue equivalents · Russian AF Blue equivalents