Teclis Blue vs Fluorescent Blue

Teclis Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2a78c0 (estimate)

Fluorescent Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.160
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#097dbd (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fluorescent Blue is cooler than Teclis Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Teclis Blue is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo 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 Teclis Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Fluorescent Blue is cooler than Teclis Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Teclis Blue instead of Fluorescent Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Teclis Blue is 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 Teclis Blue on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Teclis Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Blue

All matches: Teclis Blue equivalents · Fluorescent Blue equivalents

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