Celestium Blue vs Cerulean Blue Deep

Celestium Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#1a5aa0 (estimate)

Cerulean Blue Deep

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PB36
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#214073 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Cerulean Blue Deep is noticeably darker, more muted than Celestium Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Celestium Blue is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Cerulean Blue Deep is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Cerulean Blue Deep instead of Celestium Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Cerulean Blue Deep is noticeably darker, more muted than Celestium Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Celestium Blue instead of Cerulean Blue Deep?

The same difference applies the other way round: Celestium Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Celestium Blue on the colour wheel See Cerulean Blue Deep on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Celestium Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Cerulean Blue Deep

All matches: Celestium Blue equivalents · Cerulean Blue Deep equivalents

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