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

> Ion Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Blue Horror, Vallejo Wolf Grey and Army Painter Marine Mist, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Ion Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #b7d5d8. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Ion Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#b7d5d8

Hex source

community data

## Ion 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

    [Blue Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/blue-horror) Citadel Layer ΔE 13.0

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

    [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) Vallejo Game Air 76.047 ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Marine Mist](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/marine-mist) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.2

    approximate

Ion Blue is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Wolf Grey from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 5.1, 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)

- [Battleship Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/battleship-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Pastel Seafoam](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-seafoam) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Ashen Stone](/paints/speedpaint-2/ashen-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Marine Mist](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/marine-mist) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Neptune Glow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/neptune-glow) approximate ΔE 11.2
- [Brigade Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/brigade-grey) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 48.7
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 55.2
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 57.3

### [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 15.1
- [Corax White](/paints/citadel-base/corax-white) approximate ΔE 15.1

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

- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3

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

- [Blue Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/blue-horror) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Ulthuan Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/ulthuan-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Pallid Wych Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/pallid-wych-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/wolf-grey-76-047) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Sunrise Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sunrise-blue-76-118) approximate ΔE 12.8
- [Dead White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-white-76-001) approximate ΔE 15.1

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

- [Wolf Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/wolf-grey-72-047) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Verdigris](/paints/vallejo-game-color/verdigris-72-135) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Ghost Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/ghost-grey-72-046) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Stone Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/stone-grey-69-024) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Light Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-green-69-025) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-70-641) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [White Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/white-aluminium-77-706) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

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

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

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

- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.9
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Trooper White](/paints/two-thin-coats/trooper-white) approximate ΔE 13.9
- [Smoke Grey Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/smoke-grey-wash) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [White Star](/paints/two-thin-coats/white-star) approximate ΔE 14.4

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-ion-blue)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Ion Blue?

Blue Horror from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 13.0 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Ion Blue?

Wolf Grey from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Ion Blue?

Marine Mist from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.2: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.