Imrik Blue vs Fluorescent Blue

Imrik Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Dry
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2a70b0 (estimate)

Fluorescent Blue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4605
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#2b91ee (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluorescent Blue is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Imrik Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Imrik Blue is an opaque base/layer 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 Imrik Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Fluorescent Blue is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Imrik Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Imrik Blue instead of Fluorescent Blue?

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

Other Golden paints close to Imrik Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Blue

All matches: Imrik Blue equivalents · Fluorescent Blue equivalents

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