# Lothern Blue (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Lothern Blue (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Deep Blue, Army Painter Shieldwall Blue and Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Lothern Blue: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #2c9bcc. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Lothern Blue

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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 Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.018 ΔE 3.0

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) ΔE 2.1

    ◆ maker’s pick near 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Caribbean Ocean](/paints/speedpaint-2/caribbean-ocean) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5

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

- [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Arctic Gem](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/arctic-gem) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Phalanx Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/phalanx-blue) approximate ΔE 7.3

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 43.8
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 44.6

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

- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 17.4
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 20.3
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 20.6

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

- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.9

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8

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

- [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) ◆ maker’s pick near match ΔE 2.1
- [Cursed Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cursed-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Gigawatt Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/gigawatt-blue) approximate ΔE 8.6

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) approximate ΔE 13.8
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 19.1

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 12.0

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

- [Deep Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 12.3

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

- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.5

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.7
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.1

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.8
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) approximate ΔE 14.6
- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) approximate ΔE 14.6

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 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.