Asurmen Blue Wash
Citadel · Foundation Wash (discontinued)
#273E51 · L*25.2 a*-2.9 b*-14.3
The closest match to Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash is a dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Rlm70 Black Green at ΔE 0.9. 14 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash?
Mr. Hobby Rlm70 Black Green is the closest equivalent to Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Blue, RAL 5001 (ΔE 1.7) and Mr. Paint Marking Blue (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Asurmen Blue Wash Shop Mr. Hobby Rlm70 Black Green Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color 18 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- C Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color H328 ΔE 4.6 · close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard RC011 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Prussian Blue / Blue Tank Crew Lights -74- Figures AK3124 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Marking Blue Mr Paint MRP-124 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint MRP-281 ΔE 4.2 · close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Scale75
- B Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- B Abyssal Turquoise Game Color 72.120 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Turquoise Model Color 70.966 ΔE 5.0 · close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Reaper
- B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Gunmetal Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9126 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Night Sky Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 5.1 · similar
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Foundry
- B Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C British Royal Blue Paint System 74B ΔE 3.8 · close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Mission Models
- C Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close
Asurmen Blue Wash equivalent in Tamiya
- C Navy blue Aircraft Spray AS-8 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Asurmen Blue Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #384452 | Raf WW2 Uniform Base | ΔE 4.2 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Monument | #2D3844 | Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.2 |
| FolkArt | #1E3541 | Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 6.1 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #3F4551 | Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.1 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.8 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #203479 | Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.9 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 15.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- D Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Space Wolves Grey Contrast ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Stegadon Scale Green Base ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Regal Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Talassar Blue Contrast ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Macragge Blue Air ΔE 8.4 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot