§ PAINT · 11th edition
Tidal BlueArmy Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #026b93. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Tidal Blue
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #026b93
- Hex source
- community data
Tidal Blue equivalents
One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.
Citadel equivalent
Ahriman BlueCitadel LayerΔE 5.7safe substituteVallejo equivalent
Dark TurquoiseVallejo Game Color72.084ΔE 5.3safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Enchantment BlueΔE 7.6approximate
Tidal Blue is an opaque paint from Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Turquoise from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 5.3, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Magic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Tidal Wave⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
- Highlord Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.5
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.7
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.9
- Dark Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 29.5
Citadel Base
- Caledor SkyapproximateΔE 7.5
- The FangapproximateΔE 9.2
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 9.3
Citadel Contrast
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.0
- Kroxigor Scales⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.4
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.3
Citadel Layer
- Ahriman Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.7
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 7.8
- Sotek GreenapproximateΔE 10.2
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.3
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.5
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.6
Two Thin Coats
- Enchantment BlueapproximateΔE 7.6
- Witching Hour BlueapproximateΔE 9.4
- Relic BlueapproximateΔE 9.6
Vallejo Game Air
- Magic Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.1
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 13.9
- Abyssal TurquoiseapproximateΔE 15.7
Vallejo Game Color
- Dark Turquoisesafe substituteΔE 5.3
- Magic Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.1
- Heavy BlueapproximateΔE 9.8
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Electric Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.3
- BlueapproximateΔE 9.7
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 9.8
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.7
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.6
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.1
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.2
- Wagram Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.2
- Mystic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.2
Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Stratos Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.7
- Crystal BlueapproximateΔE 7.8
- Royal BlueapproximateΔE 8.5
Every pot in Warpaints Fanatic has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Army Painter to Citadel, Army Painter to Vallejo, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats, Citadel to Army Painter, Vallejo to Army Painter, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Tidal Blue?
- Ahriman Blue from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Tidal Blue?
- Dark Turquoise from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 5.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Tidal Blue?
- Enchantment Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.6: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.