# Thunderhawk Blue (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Thunderhawk Blue (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Fluorescent Cold Green, Army Painter Deep Azure and Two Thin Coats Shadow Blue.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Thunderhawk Blue: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #396a70. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Thunderhawk Blue

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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 Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) Vallejo Game Color 72.161 ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.8

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Shadow Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/shadow-blue) ΔE 7.6

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Burnt Moss](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnt-moss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3

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

- [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Evergreen Fog](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/evergreen-fog) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Medieval Forest](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/medieval-forest) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.1
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 12.1
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 13.8

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

- [Terradon Turquoise](/paints/citadel-contrast/terradon-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Aeldari Emerald](/paints/citadel-contrast/aeldari-emerald) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0

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

- [Shadow Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/shadow-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Legion Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/legion-green) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Antiquity Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/antiquity-green) approximate ΔE 8.6

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

- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Scurvy Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scurvy-green-76-027) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) approximate ΔE 13.4

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

- [Fluorescent Cold Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-cold-green-72-161) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/turquoise-72-024) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Dark Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dark-turquoise-72-084) approximate ΔE 8.1

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

- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 14.7

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7

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

- [Olive Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/olive-green-76-519) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Sotek Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sotek-green) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Sons of Horus Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sons-of-horus-green) 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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-layer-thunderhawk-blue)

##  Questions

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.