# Blue Wash (Vallejo Wash) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Blue Wash (Vallejo Wash, 73.207) equivalents: Citadel Tyran Blue, Army Painter Blue Tone and Two Thin Coats Tempest Blue Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-wash/blue-wash-73-207

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Blue Wash: Vallejo Wash wash, 73.207, hex #1a5b9b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Blue Wash

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

73.207

Hex

#1a5b9b

Hex source

community data

## Blue Wash equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) Citadel Shade ΔE 15.2

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 17.6

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) ΔE 10.1

    approximate

Blue Wash is a wash paint from Vallejo Wash. The closest paint in any other range is Tempest Blue Wash from Two Thin Coats 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)

- [Highlord Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/highlord-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.7
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Beowulf Blue](/paints/speedpaint-2/beowulf-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6

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

- [Royal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/royal-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Stratos Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/stratos-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.3
- [Regal Blue](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/regal-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4

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

- [Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/blue-tone) approximate ΔE 17.6
- [Dark Blue Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-blue-tone) approximate ΔE 23.2
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 26.7

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

- [Caledor Sky](/paints/citadel-base/caledor-sky) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [The Fang](/paints/citadel-base/the-fang) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Thousand Sons Blue](/paints/citadel-base/thousand-sons-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Space Wolves Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/space-wolves-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Gryph-Charger Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-charger-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Stormfiend](/paints/citadel-contrast/stormfiend) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6

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

- [Alaitoc Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/alaitoc-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Calgar Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/calgar-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Altdorf Guard Blue](/paints/citadel-layer/altdorf-guard-blue) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

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

- [Tyran Blue](/paints/citadel-shade/tyran-blue) approximate ΔE 15.2
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) approximate ΔE 23.0
- [Drakenhof Nightshade](/paints/citadel-shade/drakenhof-nightshade) approximate ΔE 27.3

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

- [Tempest Blue Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/tempest-blue-wash) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) approximate ΔE 23.0
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 26.4

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

- [Magic Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/magic-blue-76-021) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Abyssal Turquoise](/paints/vallejo-game-air/abyssal-turquoise-76-120) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Sombre Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/sombre-grey-76-048) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 22.9
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 73.9

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

- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 28.6
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 33.5
- [Light Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-wash-69-515) approximate ΔE 44.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.5
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2

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

- [Mystic Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mystic-blue-72-411) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Iceberg Grey](/paints/vallejo-xpress/iceberg-grey-72-463) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Wagram Blue](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wagram-blue-72-464) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0

## Also in Vallejo Wash

- [Dark Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-grey-76-517) approximate ΔE 23.0
- [Off-Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/off-grey-76-516) approximate ΔE 23.4
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 25.3

Every pot in [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash) 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-wash-blue-wash-73-207)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Blue Wash?

Tyran Blue from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 15.2: the nearest wash paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Blue Wash?

Blue Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 17.6: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Blue Wash?

Tempest Blue Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 10.1: the nearest wash paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.