# Light Blue (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Light Blue (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Fenrisian Grey, Army Painter Baron Blue and Two Thin Coats Celestial Blue.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-blue-69-016

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Light Blue: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.016, hex #6b8dbb. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Light Blue

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.016

Hex

#6b8dbb

Hex source

community data

## Light Blue equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Baron Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/baron-blue) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Celestial Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/celestial-blue) ΔE 1.8

    near match

Light Blue is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Celestial Blue from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 1.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Tidal Wave](/paints/speedpaint-2/tidal-wave) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Magic Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/magic-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Runic Grey](/paints/speedpaint-2/runic-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

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

- [Baron Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/baron-blue) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Runic Cobalt](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/runic-cobalt) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Alpha Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/alpha-blue) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.9
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.9
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 38.8

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) approximate ΔE 15.8
- [Grey Seer](/paints/citadel-base/grey-seer) approximate ΔE 17.8
- [Celestra Grey](/paints/citadel-base/celestra-grey) approximate ΔE 18.4

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

- [Pylar Glacier](/paints/citadel-contrast/pylar-glacier) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Briar Queen Chill](/paints/citadel-contrast/briar-queen-chill) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Apothecary White](/paints/citadel-contrast/apothecary-white) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Fenrisian Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/fenrisian-grey) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Hoeth Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/hoeth-blue) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Teclis Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/teclis-blue) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Poxwalker](/paints/citadel-shade/poxwalker) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3

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

- [Celestial Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/celestial-blue) near match ΔE 1.8
- [Blue Glaze](/paints/two-thin-coats/blue-glaze) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Elysium Blue](/paints/two-thin-coats/elysium-blue) approximate ΔE 7.7

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

- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/electric-blue-76-023) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) approximate ΔE 16.1
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) approximate ΔE 17.6

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

- [Steel Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/steel-grey-72-102) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Fluorescent Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-blue-72-160) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Electric Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-color/electric-blue-72-023) approximate ΔE 13.5

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

- [Dark Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dark-aluminium-77-703) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3

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

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-grey-76-524) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Blue Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Pale Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/pale-grey-wash-73-202) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.8

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

- [Starship Steel](/paints/vallejo-xpress/starship-steel-72-462) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0
- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.3

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Blue Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/blue-grey-69-015) approximate ΔE 11.1
- [Grey](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-69-037) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Deep Blue](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-blue-69-018) approximate ΔE 12.7

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) has a page like this one. Vallejo against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-mecha-light-blue-69-016)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Light Blue?

Fenrisian Grey from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Light Blue?

Baron Blue from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Light Blue?

Celestial Blue from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 1.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.