§ PAINT · 11th edition
Thunderhawk BlueCitadel Layer opaque, hex #396a70. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Thunderhawk Blue
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #396a70
- Hex source
- community data
Thunderhawk 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
Fluorescent Cold GreenVallejo Game Color72.161ΔE 6.0safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Deep AzureWarpaints FanaticΔE 4.8safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Shadow BlueΔE 7.6◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Thunderhawk Blue is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Deep Azure from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 4.8, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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
- Runic Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
- Enchanted Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.5
- Burnt Moss⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Deep Azuresafe substituteΔE 4.8
- Evergreen Fogsafe substituteΔE 4.9
- Medieval ForestapproximateΔE 11.4
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.0
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.1
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.9
Citadel Base
- The FangapproximateΔE 12.1
- Mechanicus Standard GreyapproximateΔE 13.4
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 13.8
Citadel Contrast
- Terradon Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.5
- Aeldari Emerald⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.7
- Kroxigor Scales⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.8
Citadel Shade
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.4
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.2
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.0
Two Thin Coats
- Shadow Blue◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 7.6
- Legion Greensafe substituteΔE 6.0
- Antiquity GreenapproximateΔE 8.6
Vallejo Game Air
- TurquoiseapproximateΔE 7.6
- Scurvy GreenapproximateΔE 13.0
- Sombre GreyapproximateΔE 13.4
Vallejo Game Color
- Fluorescent Cold Greensafe substituteΔE 6.0
- TurquoiseapproximateΔE 7.6
- Dark TurquoiseapproximateΔE 8.1
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Grey GreenapproximateΔE 13.4
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 14.5
- Blue GreyapproximateΔE 14.7
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.7
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.0
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.7
Vallejo Wash
- Olive Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.5
- Off-Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.5
- Dark Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.2
Vallejo Xpress
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.1
- Space Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Caribbean Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
Also in Citadel Layer
- Sotek Greensafe substituteΔE 5.1
- Ahriman BlueapproximateΔE 7.8
- Sons of Horus GreenapproximateΔE 8.6
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 Thunderhawk Blue?
- Fluorescent Cold Green from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Thunderhawk Blue?
- Deep Azure from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Thunderhawk Blue?
- Shadow Blue from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 7.6 apart.