§ PAINT · 11th edition
Shadow BlueTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #4f646b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Shadow Blue
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #4f646b
- Hex source
- community data
Shadow 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
Thunderhawk BlueCitadel LayerΔE 7.6◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
Sombre GreyVallejo Game Air76.048ΔE 6.4safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Evergreen FogWarpaints FanaticΔE 9.3approximate
Shadow 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 6.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Enchanted Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.4
- Runic Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.6
- Burnt Moss⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Evergreen FogapproximateΔE 9.3
- Uniform GreyapproximateΔE 10.2
- Deep AzureapproximateΔE 11.1
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Green Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.0
- Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.8
- Dark Blue Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.2
Citadel Base
- The FangapproximateΔE 7.6
- Mechanicus Standard GreyapproximateΔE 9.9
- Thousand Sons BlueapproximateΔE 12.7
Citadel Contrast
- Gryph-Charger Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.3
- Kroxigor Scales⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
- Terradon Turquoise⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.7
Citadel Layer
- Thunderhawk Blue◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 7.6
- Russ GreyapproximateΔE 7.3
- Dark ReaperapproximateΔE 9.8
Citadel Shade
- Coelia Greenshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.7
- Tyran Blue⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.2
- Poxwalker⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.9
Vallejo Game Air
- Sombre Greysafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Neutral GreyapproximateΔE 13.6
- TurquoiseapproximateΔE 13.7
Vallejo Game Color
- Sombre Greysafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Heavy BlueapproximateΔE 10.3
- Elfic BlueapproximateΔE 10.9
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Phantom GreyapproximateΔE 9.3
- Dark Grey GreenapproximateΔE 9.7
- Dark BlueapproximateΔE 10.3
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.4
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.1
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.0
Vallejo Wash
- Off-Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.4
- Dark Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.3
- Olive Green⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.3
Vallejo Xpress
- Starship Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
- Iceberg Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.5
- Space Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.0
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Faust BlueapproximateΔE 7.6
- Dungeon Stone GreyapproximateΔE 7.9
- Cold Corpse BlueapproximateΔE 8.1
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 Shadow Blue?
- Thunderhawk Blue from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 7.6 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Shadow Blue?
- Sombre Grey from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 6.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Shadow Blue?
- Evergreen Fog from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.3: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.