§ PAINT · 11th edition
Ahriman BlueCitadel Layer opaque, hex #00708a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Ahriman Blue
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #00708a
- Hex source
- community data
Ahriman Blue 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
Dark TurquoiseVallejo Game Color72.084ΔE 0.4near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Deep AzureWarpaints FanaticΔE 5.2safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Cursed BlueΔE 15.7◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Ahriman Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Turquoise from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 0.4, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Runic Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.6
- Magic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
- Tidal Wave⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Deep Azuresafe substituteΔE 5.2
- Tidal Bluesafe substituteΔE 5.7
- Stratos BlueapproximateΔE 10.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.2
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.0
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.7
Citadel Base
- The FangapproximateΔE 11.4
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 11.6
- Caledor SkyapproximateΔE 12.4
Citadel Contrast
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.3
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Kroxigor Scales⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.6
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.4
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.5
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.8
Two Thin Coats
- Cursed Blue◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 15.7
- Sentient TurquoiseapproximateΔE 8.2
- Enchantment BlueapproximateΔE 9.7
Vallejo Game Air
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 12.1
- TurquoiseapproximateΔE 12.7
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 15.2
Vallejo Game Color
- Dark Turquoisenear matchΔE 0.4
- Fluorescent Cold GreenapproximateΔE 9.4
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 12.1
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Electric BlueapproximateΔE 11.7
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 12.9
- Blue GreyapproximateΔE 14.1
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.5
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.2
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.3
Vallejo Wash
Vallejo Xpress
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
- Caribbean Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.6
- Space Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.5
Also in Citadel Layer
- Sotek Greensafe substituteΔE 6.3
- Thunderhawk BlueapproximateΔE 7.8
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 8.5
Every pot in Citadel Layer 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 Ahriman Blue?
- Dark Turquoise from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 0.4: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Ahriman Blue?
- Deep Azure from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Ahriman Blue?
- Cursed Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 15.7 apart.