# The Fang (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> The Fang (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Heavy Blue, Army Painter Thunderous Blue and Two Thin Coats Cold Corpse Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/the-fang

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# The Fang: Citadel Base opaque, hex #405b71. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

The Fang

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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 Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) Vallejo Game Color 72.143 ΔE 3.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Cold Corpse Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cold-corpse-blue) ΔE 8.3

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

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

- [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Abyssal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/abyssal-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9

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

- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) approximate ΔE 9.3

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

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

- [Cold Corpse Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cold-corpse-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Faust Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/faust-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.7

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.1
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) approximate ΔE 9.6

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

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##  Questions

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.