Tyran Blue vs Fluorescent Blue

Tyran Blue

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#3a7ac0 (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 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Fluorescent Blue is cooler than Tyran Blue. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Tyran Blue is a wash/shade 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 Tyran Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Fluorescent Blue is cooler than Tyran Blue. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Tyran Blue instead of Fluorescent Blue?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Tyran Blue

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Blue

All matches: Tyran Blue equivalents · Fluorescent Blue equivalents

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