What is the difference between Witching Hour Blue and Andrea Blue?

ΔE 13 (fair). Andrea Blue is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Witching Hour Blue vs Andrea Blue

Witching Hour Blue

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3665b0 (estimate)

Andrea Blue

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.841
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #1571ae (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Andrea Blue is more muted, cooler than Witching Hour Blue.

Can I use Andrea Blue instead of Witching Hour Blue?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Andrea Blue is more muted, cooler than Witching Hour Blue.

Can I use Witching Hour Blue instead of Andrea Blue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Witching Hour Blue is more saturated, 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 Witching Hour Blue on the colour wheel See Andrea Blue on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Witching Hour Blue

Witching Hour Blue vs Ultramarine Blue (72.022)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Andrea Blue
Witching Hour Blue vs Azure (70.902)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Andrea Blue
Witching Hour Blue vs Imperial Blue (72.020)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Andrea Blue

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Andrea Blue

Andrea Blue vs Relic BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Witching Hour Blue
Andrea Blue vs Leviathan BlueTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Witching Hour Blue
Andrea Blue vs Elysium BlueTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Witching Hour Blue

All matches: Witching Hour Blue equivalents · Andrea Blue equivalents