# Thunderbird Blue (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Thunderbird Blue (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Hexwraith Flame and Vallejo Templar White, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/thunderbird-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Thunderbird Blue: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #66b797. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Thunderbird Blue

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#66b797

Hex source

community data

## Thunderbird Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Hexwraith Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/hexwraith-flame) Citadel Contrast ΔE 17.3

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) Vallejo Xpress 72.401 ΔE 23.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Ghoul Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/ghoul-green) ΔE 3.0

    ⚠ cross-finish

Thunderbird Blue is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Hexwraith Flame from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 17.3, 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 Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Autumn Sage](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/autumn-sage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Talisman Teal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/talisman-teal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Aqua Alchemy](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/aqua-alchemy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 45.1
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 46.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 51.1

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

- [Orruk Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/orruk-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Ionrach Skin](/paints/citadel-base/ionrach-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1

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

- [Hexwraith Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/hexwraith-flame) approximate ΔE 17.3
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) approximate ΔE 21.8
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) approximate ΔE 22.5

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

- [Gauss Blaster Green](/paints/citadel-layer/gauss-blaster-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Sybarite Green](/paints/citadel-layer/sybarite-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Skarsnik Green](/paints/citadel-layer/skarsnik-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

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

- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.6

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

- [Ghoul Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/ghoul-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Elixir Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/elixir-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Omega Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/omega-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

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

- [Ghost Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ghost-green-76-121) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Scorpy Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scorpy-green-76-032) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3

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

- [Verdigris](/paints/vallejo-game-color/verdigris-72-096) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Ghost Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ghost-green-72-121) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Foul Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/foul-green-72-025) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Green Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/green-blue-69-027) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Metallic Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/metallic-green-69-068) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-mecha/turquoise-69-023) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Pale Burnt Metal](/paints/vallejo-metal/pale-burnt-metal-77-704) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5
- [Duraluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/duraluminium-77-702) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5

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

- [Green Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/green-wash-73-205) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) approximate ΔE 23.8
- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) approximate ΔE 25.5
- [Orc Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/orc-skin-72-415) approximate ΔE 26.5

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Ghoul Green](/paints/speedpaint-2/ghoul-green) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Plasmatic Bolt](/paints/speedpaint-2/plasmatic-bolt) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Pastel Seafoam](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-seafoam) approximate ΔE 14.8

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=speedpaint-2-thunderbird-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Thunderbird Blue?

Hexwraith Flame from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 17.3: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Thunderbird Blue?

Templar White from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 23.8: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Thunderbird Blue?

Ghoul Green from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.0. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.