What is the difference between Faust Blue and Prussian Blue?

ΔE 16 (loose). Prussian Blue is a little darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Faust Blue vs Prussian Blue

Faust Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #48525c (estimate)

Prussian Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.965
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #354364 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Prussian Blue is a little darker, much more saturated than Faust Blue.

Can I use Prussian Blue instead of Faust Blue?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Prussian Blue is a little darker, much more saturated than Faust Blue.

Can I use Faust Blue instead of Prussian Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Faust Blue is a little lighter, much more muted.

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 Faust Blue on the colour wheel See Prussian Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Faust Blue

Faust Blue vs Field Blue (70.964)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Prussian Blue
Faust Blue vs Grey (71.047)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Prussian Blue
Faust Blue vs Dark Gray (71.110)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Prussian Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Prussian Blue

Prussian Blue vs Abyss BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faust Blue
Prussian Blue vs Marine BlueTriads: shadows · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faust Blue
Prussian Blue vs Amethyst RayneTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Faust Blue

All matches: Faust Blue equivalents · Prussian Blue equivalents