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

ΔE 11 (fair). Blue Green is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Guard Blue vs Blue Green

Temple Guard Blue

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

Blue Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.808
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #2b7e8d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Blue Green is warmer than Temple Guard Blue.

Can I use Blue Green instead of Temple Guard Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Blue Green is warmer than Temple Guard Blue.

Can I use Temple Guard Blue instead of Blue Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Guard Blue is 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 Temple Guard Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Temple Guard Blue

Temple Guard Blue vs Light Turquoise (70.840)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Blue Green
Temple Guard Blue vs Russian AF Blue (71.333)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Blue Green
Temple Guard Blue vs IDF Blue (71.113)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Green

Blue Green vs Temple Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Blue Green vs Sotek GreenColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Blue Green vs Stegadon Scale GreenColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Temple Guard Blue equivalents · Blue Green equivalents