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

ΔE 24 (loose). Blue Base is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Guard Blue vs Blue Base

Temple Guard Blue

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

Blue Base

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Opaque Colors
Code: 4115
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3e5588 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blue Base is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Temple Guard Blue.

Can I use Blue Base instead of Temple Guard Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Blue Base is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Temple Guard Blue.

Can I use Temple Guard Blue instead of Blue Base?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Guard Blue is noticeably lighter, 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 Temple Guard Blue on the colour wheel See Blue Base on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Temple Guard Blue

Temple Guard Blue vs Smoked Blue (3226)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Blue Base
Temple Guard Blue vs Zima Blue (1794)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Blue Base
Temple Guard Blue vs Arctic Blue (3227)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Blue Base

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Base

Blue Base vs Thousand Sons BlueColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Temple Guard Blue
Blue Base vs Caledor SkyColour: Base · ΔE 10, close · closer than Temple Guard Blue
Blue Base vs Altdorf Guard BlueColour: Layer · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Temple Guard Blue

All matches: Temple Guard Blue equivalents · Blue Base equivalents