What is the difference between The Fang and Blue Base?

ΔE 13 (fair). Blue Base is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Fang vs Blue Base

The Fang

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3a5a7a (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 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Blue Base is more saturated, warmer than The Fang.

Can I use Blue Base instead of The Fang?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Blue Base is more saturated, warmer than The Fang.

Can I use The Fang instead of Blue Base?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Fang 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 The Fang on the colour wheel See Blue Base on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to The Fang

The Fang vs Smoked Blue (3226)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Blue Base
The Fang vs Mirage Blue (1840)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Blue Base
The Fang vs Terror Blue-Grey (4125)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Blue Base

Other Citadel paints close to Blue Base

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

All matches: The Fang equivalents · Blue Base equivalents