# Aethermatic Blue (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Aethermatic Blue (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Starship Steel and Army Painter Runic Grey, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Aethermatic Blue: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #1c7e92. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Aethermatic Blue

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#1c7e92

Hex source

community data

## Aethermatic Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) Vallejo Xpress 72.462 ΔE 9.4

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 7.9

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) ΔE 5.6

    ⚠ cross-finish

Aethermatic Blue is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Runic Grey from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 7.9, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Phalanx Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/phalanx-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Hydra Turquoise](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hydra-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.0
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.1
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.3

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0

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

- [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Thunderhawk Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Sotek Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sotek-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.2

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

- [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Antiquity Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/antiquity-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Enchantment Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantment-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Fluorescent Cold Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Deep Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) approximate ΔE 13.8
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) approximate ΔE 14.1

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) approximate ΔE 10.0

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) 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 Aethermatic Blue?

Starship Steel from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 9.4: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Aethermatic Blue?

Runic Grey from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 7.9: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Aethermatic Blue?

Sentient Turquoise from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.6. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.