Royal Burgundy vs Sapphire Blue

Royal Burgundy

Brand
Green Stuff World
Range
Metallic & Colorshift
Code
1671
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#233c71 (estimate)

Sapphire Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.151 Shade
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#014174 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sapphire Blue is cooler than Royal Burgundy.

Can I use Sapphire Blue instead of Royal Burgundy?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sapphire Blue is cooler than Royal Burgundy.

Can I use Royal Burgundy instead of Sapphire Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Royal Burgundy 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 Royal Burgundy on the colour wheel See Sapphire Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Royal Burgundy

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Sapphire Blue

All matches: Royal Burgundy equivalents · Sapphire Blue equivalents

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