Braineater Azure vs Ultramarine Blue

Braineater Azure

Brand
Scale75
Range
Fantasy & Games
Code
SFG12
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#696faf (estimate)

Ultramarine Blue

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color
Code
72.022
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#4e75b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ultramarine Blue is cooler than Braineater Azure.

Can I use Ultramarine Blue instead of Braineater Azure?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ultramarine Blue is cooler than Braineater Azure.

Can I use Braineater Azure instead of Ultramarine Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Braineater Azure 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 Braineater Azure on the colour wheel See Ultramarine Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Braineater Azure

Other Scale75 paints close to Ultramarine Blue

All matches: Braineater Azure equivalents · Ultramarine Blue equivalents

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