Blue Horror vs Artic Blue

Blue Horror

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

Artic Blue

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC05
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#abc5cc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Artic Blue is more muted, warmer than Blue Horror.

Can I use Artic Blue instead of Blue Horror?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Artic Blue is more muted, warmer than Blue Horror.

Can I use Blue Horror instead of Artic Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blue Horror is more saturated, 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 Artic Blue on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Blue Horror

Other Citadel paints close to Artic Blue

All matches: Blue Horror equivalents · Artic Blue equivalents

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