# Sons of Horus Green (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Sons of Horus Green (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Turquoise, Army Painter Deep Azure and Two Thin Coats Traitor Green, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/sons-of-horus-green

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Sons of Horus Green: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #00545e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Sons of Horus Green

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#00545e

Hex source

community data

## Sons of Horus Green 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

    [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) Vallejo Game Air 76.024 ΔE 7.1

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Traitor Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/traitor-green) ΔE 7.4

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Sons of Horus Green is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Turquoise from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 7.1, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Gunner Camo](/paints/speedpaint-2/gunner-camo) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Evergreen Fog](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/evergreen-fog) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Abyssal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/abyssal-blue) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.9

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

- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Waaagh! Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/waaagh-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Terradon Turquoise](/paints/citadel-contrast/terradon-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.3
- [Aeldari Emerald](/paints/citadel-contrast/aeldari-emerald) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Akhelian Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/akhelian-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5

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

- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Biel-Tan Green](/paints/citadel-shade/biel-tan-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.6

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

- [Ranger Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/ranger-cloak) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 32.6
- [Traitor Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/traitor-green) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Hydra Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/hydra-green) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Scurvy Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scurvy-green-76-027) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/turquoise-72-024) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Scurvy Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scurvy-green-72-027) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Fluorescent Cold Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) approximate ΔE 10.0

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

- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 15.0
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) approximate ΔE 16.7
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) approximate ΔE 17.2

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3

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

- [Olive Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/olive-green-76-519) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.1

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

- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.0
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Sotek Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sotek-green) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Thunderhawk Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) approximate ΔE 8.6

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 Sons of Horus Green?

Turquoise from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 7.1: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Sons of Horus Green?

Deep Azure from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 7.8: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Sons of Horus Green?

Traitor Green from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 7.4 apart.