# Celestial Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Celestial Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Blue Horror, Vallejo Light Blue and Army Painter Runic Cobalt, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/celestial-blue

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Celestial Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #6991c0. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Celestial Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#6991c0

Hex source

community data

## Celestial Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Blue Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/blue-horror) Citadel Layer ΔE 12.7

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.016 ΔE 1.8

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Runic Cobalt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/runic-cobalt) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.2

    safe substitute

Celestial Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Light Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 1.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Pastel Indigo](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-indigo) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Runic Cobalt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/runic-cobalt) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Baron Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/baron-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Alpha Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/alpha-blue) approximate ΔE 7.4

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.6
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 40.3

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 17.6
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 17.9

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

- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1

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

- [Blue Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/blue-horror) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 16.8
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) approximate ΔE 17.9

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

- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Light Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016) near match ΔE 1.8
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 11.1
- [Deep Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Blue Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-glaze) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Elysium Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue) approximate ΔE 8.7

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-celestial-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Celestial Blue?

Blue Horror from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.7 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Celestial Blue?

Light Blue from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 1.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Celestial Blue?

Runic Cobalt from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.