§ PAINT · 11th edition
The FangCitadel Base opaque, hex #405b71. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- The Fang
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #405b71
- Hex source
- community data
The Fang equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Vallejo equivalent
Heavy BlueVallejo Game Color72.143ΔE 3.0safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Thunderous BlueWarpaints FanaticΔE 4.7safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Cold Corpse BlueΔE 8.3◆ maker’s pickapproximate
The Fang is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Heavy Blue from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 3.0, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 5 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Highlord Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.5
- Tyrian Navy⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.3
- Enchanted Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Thunderous Bluesafe substituteΔE 4.7
- Stratos Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.5
- Abyssal BlueapproximateΔE 7.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.2
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.5
- Dark Skin Shade⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.2
Citadel Contrast
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.4
- Space Wolves Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
- Kroxigor Scales⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.9
Citadel Layer
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 7.7
- Alaitoc BlueapproximateΔE 8.3
- Calgar BlueapproximateΔE 9.3
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.7
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.8
- Targor Rageshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.5
Two Thin Coats
- Cold Corpse Blue◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 8.3
- Faust Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.3
- Abyss Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.7
Vallejo Game Air
- Sombre Greysafe substituteΔE 5.8
- Abyssal TurquoiseapproximateΔE 10.0
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 10.2
Vallejo Game Color
- Heavy Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.0
- Sombre Greysafe substituteΔE 5.8
- Elfic Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.0
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Dark Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.0
- Phantom GreyapproximateΔE 8.2
- BlueapproximateΔE 8.9
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.8
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.1
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.4
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.1
- Mystic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
- Wagram Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
Also in Citadel Base
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 7.5
- Caledor SkyapproximateΔE 8.0
- Stegadon Scale GreenapproximateΔE 9.6
Every pot in Citadel Base has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of The Fang?
- Heavy Blue from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 3.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of The Fang?
- Thunderous Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of The Fang?
- Cold Corpse Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.3 apart.