# Cursed Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Cursed Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Ahriman Blue, Vallejo Electric Blue and Army Painter Shieldwall Blue, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Cursed Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #4199b3. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Cursed Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#4199b3

Hex source

community data

## Cursed 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

    [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 15.7

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

    [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) Vallejo Game Air 76.023 ΔE 0.3

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.0

    safe substitute

Cursed Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Electric Blue from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 0.3, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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)

- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Caribbean Ocean](/paints/speedpaint-2/caribbean-ocean) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Lizardfolk Cyan](/paints/speedpaint-2/lizardfolk-cyan) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9

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

- [Shieldwall Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shieldwall-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Phalanx Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/phalanx-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Aegis Aqua](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/aegis-aqua) approximate ΔE 7.9

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.2
- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.9
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 42.5

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

- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 13.4
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 19.2
- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 21.5

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

- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.5
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Ahriman Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/ahriman-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.4

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) near match ΔE 0.3
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 20.8

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) near match ΔE 0.3
- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sunrise-blue-72-118) approximate ΔE 14.3

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

- [Deep Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-mecha/turquoise-69-023) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.6

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9
- [Caribbean Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-xpress/caribbean-turquoise-72-414) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.1

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Seafarer Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/seafarer-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Ray Gun Glow](/paints/two-thin-coats/ray-gun-glow) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Sentient Turquoise](/paints/two-thin-coats/sentient-turquoise) approximate ΔE 7.8

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-cursed-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Cursed Blue?

Ahriman Blue from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 15.7 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Cursed Blue?

Electric Blue from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 0.3: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Cursed Blue?

Shieldwall Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.