What is the difference between Lothern Blue and Russian AF Blue?

ΔE 9 (close). Russian AF Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lothern Blue vs Russian AF Blue

Lothern Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a8ac0 (estimate)

Russian AF Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.333
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3692bb (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Russian AF Blue is more muted, cooler than Lothern Blue.

Can I use Russian AF Blue instead of Lothern Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Russian AF Blue is more muted, cooler than Lothern Blue.

Can I use Lothern Blue instead of Russian AF Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lothern Blue is more saturated, 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 Lothern Blue on the colour wheel See Russian AF Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lothern Blue

Lothern Blue vs Deep Sky Blue (70.844)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Russian AF Blue
Lothern Blue vs Magic Blue (72.021)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Lothern Blue vs Andrea Blue (70.841)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Russian AF Blue

Russian AF Blue vs Baharroth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lothern Blue
Russian AF Blue vs Skink BlueColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lothern Blue
Russian AF Blue vs Lothern BlueColour: Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Lothern Blue equivalents · Russian AF Blue equivalents