# Shadow Blue (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Shadow Blue (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Thunderhawk Blue, Vallejo Sombre Grey and Army Painter Evergreen Fog, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Shadow Blue: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #4f646b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Shadow Blue

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) Citadel Layer ΔE 7.6

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

    [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) Vallejo Game Air 76.048 ΔE 6.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Evergreen Fog](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/evergreen-fog) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.3

    approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Enchanted Steel](/paints/speedpaint-2/enchanted-steel) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Burnt Moss](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnt-moss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9

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

- [Evergreen Fog](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/evergreen-fog) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Uniform Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/uniform-grey) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Deep Azure](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-azure) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Green Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/green-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Mechanicus Standard Grey](/paints/citadel-base/mechanicus-standard-grey) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) approximate ΔE 12.7

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

- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Kroxigor Scales](/paints/citadel-contrast/kroxigor-scales) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Terradon Turquoise](/paints/citadel-contrast/terradon-turquoise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7

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

- [Thunderhawk Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/thunderhawk-blue) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Russ Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/russ-grey) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Dark Reaper](/paints/citadel-layer/dark-reaper) approximate ΔE 9.8

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

- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7
- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/turquoise-76-024) approximate ΔE 13.7

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/sombre-grey-72-048) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Heavy Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-blue-72-143) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Elfic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/elfic-blue-72-117) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Phantom Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/phantom-grey-69-040) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Dark Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-blue-69-021) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Olive Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/olive-green-76-519) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Space Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/space-grey-72-422) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Faust Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/faust-blue) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Dungeon Stone Grey](/paints/two-thin-coats/dungeon-stone-grey) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Cold Corpse Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cold-corpse-blue) approximate ΔE 8.1

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-shadow-blue)

##  Questions

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.