§ PAINT · 11th edition
Lothern BlueCitadel Layer opaque, hex #2c9bcc. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Lothern Blue
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #2c9bcc
- Hex source
- community data
Lothern 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
Deep BlueVallejo Mecha Color69.018ΔE 3.0near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Shieldwall BlueWarpaints FanaticΔE 3.5safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Seafarer BlueΔE 2.1◆ maker’s picknear match
Lothern Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Seafarer Blue from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 2.1, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Raging Sea⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.9
- Magic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.3
- Caribbean Ocean⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.5
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Shieldwall Bluesafe substituteΔE 3.5
- Arctic Gemsafe substituteΔE 3.7
- Phalanx BlueapproximateΔE 7.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 40.0
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 43.8
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 44.6
Citadel Base
- Celestra GreyapproximateΔE 17.4
- Grey SeerapproximateΔE 20.3
- Caledor SkyapproximateΔE 20.6
Citadel Contrast
- Pylar Glacier⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.0
- Briar Queen Chill⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.7
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.9
Citadel Shade
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.4
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.8
Two Thin Coats
- Seafarer Blue◆ maker’s picknear matchΔE 2.1
- Cursed Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.5
- Gigawatt BlueapproximateΔE 8.6
Vallejo Game Air
- Electric Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.8
- Sunrise BlueapproximateΔE 13.8
- Magic BlueapproximateΔE 19.1
Vallejo Game Color
- Electric Bluesafe substituteΔE 6.8
- Fluorescent BlueapproximateΔE 10.2
- Steel GreyapproximateΔE 12.0
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Deep Bluenear matchΔE 3.0
- Light BlueapproximateΔE 11.3
- Blue GreyapproximateΔE 12.3
Vallejo Metal Color
- Magnesium⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.1
- Silver⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.2
- Duraluminium⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.5
Vallejo Wash
- Blue Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.7
- Blue Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.7
- Light Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.1
Vallejo Xpress
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.6
- Templar White⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.8
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.9
Also in Citadel Layer
- Fenrisian GreyapproximateΔE 8.0
- Hoeth BlueapproximateΔE 14.6
- Teclis BlueapproximateΔE 14.6
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 Lothern Blue?
- Deep Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Lothern Blue?
- Shieldwall Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Lothern Blue?
- Seafarer Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 2.1 apart.