Night Lords Blue vs Flat Blue

Night Lords Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#1c3a6a (estimate)

Flat Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.962
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#3c4c7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Blue is a little lighter than Night Lords Blue.

Can I use Flat Blue instead of Night Lords Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Flat Blue is a little lighter than Night Lords Blue.

Can I use Night Lords Blue instead of Flat Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Night Lords Blue is a little darker.

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 Night Lords Blue on the colour wheel See Flat Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Night Lords Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Flat Blue

All matches: Night Lords Blue equivalents · Flat Blue equivalents

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