What is the difference between Calgar Blue and Primary Cyan?

ΔE 21 (loose). Primary Cyan is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Calgar Blue vs Primary Cyan

Calgar Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a60a8 (estimate)

Primary Cyan

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PB15:3 / PW6
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #115dc7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Primary Cyan is much more saturated, warmer than Calgar Blue.

Can I use Primary Cyan instead of Calgar Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Primary Cyan is much more saturated, warmer than Calgar Blue.

Can I use Calgar Blue instead of Primary Cyan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Calgar Blue is much 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 Calgar Blue on the colour wheel See Primary Cyan on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Calgar Blue

Calgar Blue vs Azurite HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Primary Cyan
Calgar Blue vs Cerulean Blue, Chromium (PB36)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Primary Cyan
Calgar Blue vs Cerulean Blue Deep (PB36)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Primary Cyan

Other Citadel paints close to Primary Cyan

Primary Cyan vs Calth Blue ClearColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Calgar Blue
Primary Cyan vs Altdorf Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 25, loose
Primary Cyan vs Teclis BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Calgar Blue equivalents · Primary Cyan equivalents