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

> Frost Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Fenrisian Grey, Vallejo Steel Grey and Army Painter Runic Cobalt, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Frost Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #78969d. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Frost Blue

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) Citadel Layer ΔE 9.4

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

    [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) Vallejo Game Color 72.102 ΔE 5.7

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Runic Cobalt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/runic-cobalt) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.5

    approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Lizardfolk Cyan](/paints/speedpaint-2/lizardfolk-cyan) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Raging Sea](/paints/speedpaint-2/raging-sea) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

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

- [Runic Cobalt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/runic-cobalt) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Ash Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ash-grey) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Patagon Pine](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/patagon-pine) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.3
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.5
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.0

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

- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Rakarth Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/rakarth-flesh) approximate ΔE 14.5

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

- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Nighthaunt Gloom](/paints/citadel-contrast/nighthaunt-gloom) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Aethermatic Blue](/paints/citadel-contrast/aethermatic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3

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

- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Administratum Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/administratum-grey) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Lothern Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/lothern-blue) approximate ΔE 13.5

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

- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Stonewall Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/stonewall-grey-76-049) approximate ΔE 17.0

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

- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Verdigris](/paints/vallejo-game-color/verdigris-72-135) approximate ΔE 15.9

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

- [Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-green-69-014) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-69-037) safe substitute ΔE 6.6

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Blue Steel](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-steel) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Aztec Turquoise Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/aztec-turquoise-wash) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Gravestone Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/gravestone-blue) approximate ΔE 8.5

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-frost-blue)

##  Questions

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.