What is the difference between Stormfang and UK Azure Blue?

ΔE 11 (fair). UK Azure Blue is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Stormfang vs UK Azure Blue

Stormfang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a8aa0 (estimate)

UK Azure Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.108
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a87af (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. UK Azure Blue is more saturated, warmer than Stormfang.

Can I use UK Azure Blue instead of Stormfang?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). UK Azure Blue is more saturated, warmer than Stormfang.

Can I use Stormfang instead of UK Azure Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stormfang is more muted, cooler.

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 Stormfang on the colour wheel See UK Azure Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Stormfang

Stormfang vs Russian AF Grey N.7 (71.343)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than UK Azure Blue
Stormfang vs AMT-7 Greyish Blue (71.318)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than UK Azure Blue
Stormfang vs Sombre Grey (72.048)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than UK Azure Blue

Other Citadel paints close to UK Azure Blue

UK Azure Blue vs Russ GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Stormfang
UK Azure Blue vs Russ GreyColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Stormfang
UK Azure Blue vs Hoeth BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Stormfang

All matches: Stormfang equivalents · UK Azure Blue equivalents