# Tempest Blue Wash (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Tempest Blue Wash (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade, Vallejo Blue Wash and Army Painter Blue Tone, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Tempest Blue Wash: Two Thin Coats wash, hex #3e5165. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Tempest Blue Wash

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#3e5165

Hex source

community data

## Tempest Blue Wash 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

    [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) Citadel Shade ΔE 20.1

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

    [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) Vallejo Wash 73.207 ΔE 10.1

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 13.0

    approximate

Tempest Blue Wash is a wash paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Blue Wash from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 10.1, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Tyrian Navy](/paints/speedpaint-2/tyrian-navy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Cloudburst Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/cloudburst-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Night Sky](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/night-sky) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Thunderous Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/thunderous-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Deep Grey](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/deep-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) approximate ΔE 15.9
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 18.4

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

- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Stegadon Scale Green](/paints/citadel-base/stegadon-scale-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Frostheart](/paints/citadel-contrast/frostheart) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

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

- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Eshin Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/eshin-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8

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

- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 20.1
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) approximate ΔE 17.7
- [Coelia Greenshade](/paints/citadel-shade/coelia-greenshade) approximate ΔE 18.4

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

- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Ultramarine Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/ultramarine-blue-76-022) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 21.3
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 64.4

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

- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 20.6
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 24.8
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 43.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9

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

- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 14.2

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

- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.1
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Abyss Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/abyss-blue) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Faust Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/faust-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Cold Corpse Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/cold-corpse-blue) safe substitute ΔE 6.9

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Tempest Blue Wash?

Drakenhof Nightshade from Citadel Shade: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 20.1 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Tempest Blue Wash?

Blue Wash from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 10.1: the nearest wash paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Tempest Blue Wash?

Blue Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 13.0: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.