What is the difference between Temple Guard Blue and Sea Blue?

ΔE 7 (close). Sea Blue is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Guard Blue vs Sea Blue

Temple Guard Blue

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2a7a9a (estimate)

Sea Blue

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #026a87 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sea Blue is a little darker than Temple Guard Blue.

Can I use Sea Blue instead of Temple Guard Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sea Blue is a little darker than Temple Guard Blue.

Can I use Temple Guard Blue instead of Sea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Guard Blue is a little lighter.

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 Temple Guard Blue on the colour wheel See Sea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Temple Guard Blue

Temple Guard Blue vs Silver Grey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose
Temple Guard Blue vs Morning Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 17, loose
Temple Guard Blue vs Cold Armour (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Sea Blue

Sea Blue vs Ahriman BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Temple Guard Blue
Sea Blue vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close
Sea Blue vs The FangColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Temple Guard Blue equivalents · Sea Blue equivalents