# Hoeth Blue (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Hoeth Blue (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Blue, Army Painter Wolf Grey and Two Thin Coats Leviathan Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Hoeth Blue: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #4c78af. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Hoeth Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#4c78af

Hex source

community data

## Hoeth 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

    [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.019 ΔE 6.2

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.9

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) ΔE 3.0

    ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute

Hoeth Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Elysium Blue from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 0.9, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wolf-grey) near match ΔE 1.9
- [Crystal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/crystal-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Alpha Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/alpha-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.0
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.5
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.6

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 13.3
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 17.2

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0

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

- [Leviathan Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/leviathan-blue) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Elysium Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue) near match ΔE 0.9
- [Blue Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-glaze) safe substitute ΔE 3.6

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 14.9
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 15.8

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

- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magic-blue-72-021) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) approximate ΔE 11.3

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

- [Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-69-019) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/electric-blue-69-020) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 8.2

### [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 19.3
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.9

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 10.9

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 Hoeth Blue?

Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 6.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Hoeth Blue?

Wolf Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 1.9: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Hoeth Blue?

Leviathan Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 3.0 apart.