# Faust Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Faust Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Dark Reaper, Vallejo Sombre Grey and Army Painter Deep Grey, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Faust Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #45515b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Faust Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#45515b

Hex source

community data

## Faust 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

    [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) Citadel Layer ΔE 9.5

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

    [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) Vallejo Game Air 76.048 ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.6

    safe substitute

Faust Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Sombre Grey from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 4.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 6 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)

- [Gravelord Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/gravelord-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8

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

- [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Night Sky](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/night-sky) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) approximate ΔE 9.8

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.2

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Akhelian Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/akhelian-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Ratling Grime](/paints/citadel-contrast/ratling-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

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

- [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Warpfiend Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/warpfiend-grey) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) approximate ΔE 15.0

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-color/abyssal-turquoise-72-120) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Titan Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/titan-dark-blue-69-022) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9

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

- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Landser Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/landser-grey-72-469) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Cold Corpse Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cold-corpse-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Oxidation Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/oxidation-green) safe substitute ΔE 5.3

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-faust-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Faust Blue?

Dark Reaper from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 9.5 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Faust Blue?

Sombre Grey from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Faust Blue?

Deep Grey from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.