# Cold Corpse Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Cold Corpse Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel The Fang, Vallejo Phantom Grey and Army Painter Deep Grey, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Cold Corpse Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #50555c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Cold Corpse Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#50555c

Hex source

community data

## Cold Corpse 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

    [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) Citadel Base ΔE 8.3

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

    [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.040 ΔE 2.7

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.2

    safe substitute

Cold Corpse Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Phantom Grey from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 2.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 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)

- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9

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

- [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Night Sky](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/night-sky) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Uniform Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/uniform-grey) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Death Korps Drab](/paints/citadel-base/death-korps-drab) approximate ΔE 13.3

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

- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3

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

- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Warpfiend Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/warpfiend-grey) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 12.8
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) approximate ΔE 14.0

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) near match ΔE 2.7
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) safe substitute ΔE 5.6

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4

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

- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Greasy Black](/paints/vallejo-xpress/greasy-black-72-476) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Faust Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/faust-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Sir Coates Silver](/paints/two-thin-coats/sir-coates-silver) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Dungeon Stone Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/dungeon-stone-grey) safe substitute ΔE 4.8

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-cold-corpse-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Cold Corpse Blue?

The Fang from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 8.3 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Cold Corpse Blue?

Phantom Grey from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 2.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Cold Corpse Blue?

Deep Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.