Frostheart vs Seafarer Blue

Frostheart

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

Seafarer Blue

Brand
Two Thin Coats
Range
Triads: highlights
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#489cc9 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Seafarer Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Frostheart. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Frostheart is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue 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 Seafarer Blue instead of Frostheart?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Seafarer Blue is a little lighter, cooler than Frostheart. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Frostheart instead of Seafarer Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Frostheart is a little darker, warmer.

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 Seafarer Blue on the colour wheel

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Frostheart

Other Citadel paints close to Seafarer Blue

All matches: Frostheart equivalents · Seafarer Blue equivalents

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