Calth Blue Clear vs Cerulean Blue Hue

Calth Blue Clear

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2a5ab0 (estimate)

Cerulean Blue Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8526
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#104ba7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cerulean Blue Hue is a little darker, more saturated than Calth Blue Clear. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Calth Blue Clear is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Cerulean Blue Hue is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Cerulean Blue Hue instead of Calth Blue Clear?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cerulean Blue Hue is a little darker, more saturated than Calth Blue Clear. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Calth Blue Clear instead of Cerulean Blue Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Calth Blue Clear is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Calth Blue Clear on the colour wheel See Cerulean Blue Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Calth Blue Clear

Other Citadel paints close to Cerulean Blue Hue

All matches: Calth Blue Clear equivalents · Cerulean Blue Hue equivalents

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