# Tidal Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) Paint Equivalents

> Tidal Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalents: Citadel Ahriman Blue, Vallejo Dark Turquoise and Two Thin Coats Enchantment Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tidal-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Tidal Blue: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #026b93. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Tidal Blue

Range

[Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

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 Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.7

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) Vallejo Game Color 72.084 ΔE 5.3

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Enchantment Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantment-blue) ΔE 7.6

    approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9
- [Dark Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.5

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 9.3

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.0
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Sotek Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sotek-green) approximate ΔE 10.2

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.5
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Enchantment Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantment-blue) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Witching Hour Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/witching-hour-blue) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Relic Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/relic-blue) approximate ΔE 9.6

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 13.9
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 15.7

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 9.8

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 9.8

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

## Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Royal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/royal-blue) approximate ΔE 8.5

Every pot in [Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

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.