Frostheart vs Fluorescent Blue

Frostheart

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#3a8ac0 (estimate)

Fluorescent Blue

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8566
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#4fb0fc (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluorescent Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Frostheart. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Frostheart is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Fluorescent Blue is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluorescent Blue instead of Frostheart?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Fluorescent Blue is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Frostheart. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Frostheart instead of Fluorescent Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frostheart is noticeably darker, 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 Frostheart on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Blue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Frostheart

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Blue

All matches: Frostheart equivalents · Fluorescent Blue equivalents

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