# Temple Guard Blue (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Temple Guard Blue (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Turquoise, Army Painter Hydra Turquoise and Two Thin Coats Mythic Turquoise, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Temple Guard Blue: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #239489. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Temple Guard Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#239489

Hex source

community data

## Temple Guard 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

    [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-mecha/turquoise-69-023) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.023 ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Hydra Turquoise](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hydra-turquoise) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Mythic Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythic-turquoise) ΔE 7.4

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Temple Guard Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Hydra Turquoise from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 6.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Plasmatic Bolt](/paints/speedpaint-2/plasmatic-bolt) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Lizardfolk Cyan](/paints/speedpaint-2/lizardfolk-cyan) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

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

- [Hydra Turquoise](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hydra-turquoise) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Patagon Pine](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/patagon-pine) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Medieval Forest](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/medieval-forest) approximate ΔE 9.6

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.8
- [Military Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/military-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.3
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.3

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

- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 16.8
- [Ionrach Skin](/paints/citadel-base/ionrach-skin) approximate ΔE 20.2
- [Death Guard Green](/paints/citadel-base/death-guard-green) approximate ΔE 21.7

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

- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9

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

- [Mythic Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/mythic-turquoise) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Antiquity Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/antiquity-green) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Jade Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/jade-green) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Jade Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/jade-green-76-026) approximate ΔE 15.2
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 15.4
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) approximate ΔE 18.7

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

- [Aquamarine](/paints/vallejo-game-color/aquamarine-72-119) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Foul Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/foul-green-72-025) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Fluorescent Cold Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) approximate ΔE 14.4

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

- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-mecha/turquoise-69-023) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) approximate ΔE 15.5
- [Green Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/green-blue-69-027) approximate ΔE 17.5

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

- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5
- [Green Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/green-wash-73-205) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.1
- [Olive Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/olive-green-76-519) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.2

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4
- [Snake Green](/paints/vallejo-xpress/snake-green-72-417) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Kabalite Green](/paints/citadel-layer/kabalite-green) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Skarsnik Green](/paints/citadel-layer/skarsnik-green) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Warboss Green](/paints/citadel-layer/warboss-green) approximate ΔE 13.5

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 Temple Guard Blue?

Turquoise from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Temple Guard Blue?

Hydra Turquoise from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Temple Guard Blue?

Mythic Turquoise 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.