# Ahriman Blue (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Ahriman Blue (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Dark Turquoise, Army Painter Deep Azure and Two Thin Coats Cursed Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Ahriman Blue: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #00708a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Ahriman Blue

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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 Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) Vallejo Game Color 72.084 ΔE 0.4

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Cursed Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cursed-blue) ΔE 15.7

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

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

- [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Tidal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tidal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.7

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8

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

- [Cursed Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cursed-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Enchantment Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/enchantment-blue) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 12.1
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 15.2

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

- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) near match ΔE 0.4
- [Fluorescent Cold Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) approximate ΔE 12.1

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 12.9
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 14.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Sotek Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sotek-green) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Thunderhawk Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 8.5

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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 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.