§ PAINT · 11th edition
Frost BlueTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #78969d. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Frost Blue
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #78969d
- Hex source
- community data
Frost 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
Fenrisian GreyCitadel LayerΔE 9.4◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
Steel GreyVallejo Game Color72.102ΔE 5.7safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Runic CobaltWarpaints FanaticΔE 9.5approximate
Frost Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Celestra Grey from Citadel Base at ΔE 5.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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
- Lizardfolk Cyan⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.4
- Runic Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.5
- Raging Sea⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Runic CobaltapproximateΔE 9.5
- Ash GreyapproximateΔE 11.3
- Patagon PineapproximateΔE 13.0
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 37.3
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 37.5
- Soft Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 39.0
Citadel Base
- Celestra Greysafe substituteΔE 5.5
- Grey SeerapproximateΔE 11.6
- Rakarth FleshapproximateΔE 14.5
Citadel Contrast
- Briar Queen Chill⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.9
- Nighthaunt Gloom⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
- Aethermatic Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.3
Citadel Layer
- Fenrisian Grey◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 9.4
- Administratum GreyapproximateΔE 11.4
- Lothern BlueapproximateΔE 13.5
Citadel Shade
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.6
- Soulblight Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.3
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.7
Vallejo Game Air
- Electric BlueapproximateΔE 9.2
- Sunrise BlueapproximateΔE 16.9
- Stonewall GreyapproximateΔE 17.0
Vallejo Game Color
- Steel Greysafe substituteΔE 5.7
- Electric BlueapproximateΔE 9.2
- VerdigrisapproximateΔE 15.9
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Grey Greensafe substituteΔE 6.0
- Blue Greysafe substituteΔE 6.2
- Greysafe substituteΔE 6.6
Vallejo Metal Color
- Dark Aluminium⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.5
- Magnesium⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.0
- Silver⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.2
Vallejo Wash
- Blue Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.4
- Light Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.4
- Pale Grey Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.6
Vallejo Xpress
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.1
- Templar White⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.0
- Space Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.9
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Blue Steelsafe substituteΔE 6.5
- Aztec Turquoise WashapproximateΔE 7.3
- Gravestone BlueapproximateΔE 8.5
Every pot in 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, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Frost Blue?
- Fenrisian Grey from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 9.4 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Frost Blue?
- Steel Grey from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 5.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Frost Blue?
- Runic Cobalt from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.