What is the difference between Blue Horror and Cobalt Bluegreen?

ΔE 19 (loose). Cobalt Bluegreen is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blue Horror vs Cobalt Bluegreen

Blue Horror

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8c8e0 (estimate)

Cobalt Bluegreen

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7dcbcd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cobalt Bluegreen is more saturated, warmer than Blue Horror.

Can I use Cobalt Bluegreen instead of Blue Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Cobalt Bluegreen is more saturated, warmer than Blue Horror.

Can I use Blue Horror instead of Cobalt Bluegreen?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Horror is more muted, cooler.

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 Blue Horror on the colour wheel See Cobalt Bluegreen on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Blue Horror

Blue Horror vs The White (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 25, loose
Blue Horror vs Ivory Light (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 28, loose
Blue Horror vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 28, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Cobalt Bluegreen

Cobalt Bluegreen vs Gauss Blaster GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Blue Horror
Cobalt Bluegreen vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 20, loose
Cobalt Bluegreen vs Ulthuan GreyColour: Air · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Blue Horror equivalents · Cobalt Bluegreen equivalents