Paint Equivalents

Ice Blue

Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)

#81D3EB · L*80.3 a*-18.8 b*-19.6

The closest match to Citadel Ice Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Citadel Ice Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Vallejo AII SV. Gol Light Blue at ΔE 3.2 — very close. 22 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

What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Ice Blue?

Vallejo AII SV. Gol Light Blue is the closest equivalent to Citadel Ice Blue in any other range, at ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Pla Light Blue (ΔE 3.6) and Mig Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II (ΔE 3.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Ice Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is AII SV. Gol Light Blue, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Citadel Ice Blue Shop Vallejo AII SV. Gol Light Blue Shop Vallejo Model Air set

Ice Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B AII SV. Gol Light Blue Model Air 71.317 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Frost Game Color Special FX 72.604 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Citadel → Vallejo conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Pla Light Blue AFV AK4254 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Citadel → AK Interactive conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Mig

  1. C Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics AMIG0224 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. E Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 10.2 · far

Full Citadel → Mig conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 8.1 · similar

Full Citadel → Warcolours conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Plasma Coil Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Citadel → The Army Painter conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Frosty Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9692 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9421 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Citadel → Reaper conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Maguro ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Dork ΔE 5.2 · similar

Ice Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Celestial Azure Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Borealis Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Citadel → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. D Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-297 ΔE 5.2 · similar
  2. D Light Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-043 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Citadel → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in P3

  1. D Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.4 · similar
  2. E Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.3 · far

Full Citadel → P3 conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Acrilex

  1. D Acqua Marina Paints 803 ΔE 5.7 · similar
  2. D Azul Hortênsia Paints 579 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Citadel → Acrilex conversion chart

Ice Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. D Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. E Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 10.5 · far

Full Citadel → Revell conversion chart

Ice Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Liquitex #8EDBE1 Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.6
Foundry #87C3E7 Vivid Blue Light Paint System ΔE 7.1
Apple Barrel #8ABCD7 Blue Cotton Colors ΔE 7.6
Arteza #8FBCD8 Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.5
FolkArt #A0C3D7 Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.5
Monument #BCE3F2 Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 8.7
Mr. Hobby #7EB4BE RLM65 Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 9.1
Scale75 #C0E4ED Sky Blue Artist Range ΔE 9.6
Tamiya #34B3D1 Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 9.8
Duncan #57B7E8 Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 ΔE 10.1
Coat d'Arms #BEE0F9 Lupin Grey Fantasy Range ΔE 10.4
Italeri #3DC1C7 Light Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 10.8
Humbrol #ADBFC9 US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin ΔE 12.7
Mission Models #B7C8D2 Arcadian Blue (F 1965) ΔE 12.8
Golden #00BCC1 Teal Fluid ΔE 13.0
Creature #2DAEE8 Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.3
Tom Color #35A9DA Azul Marshmallow ΔE 13.4
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 20.2

Nearest colours inside Citadel

  1. D Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.1 · similar
  2. D Baharroth Blue Layer ΔE 8.4 · similar
  3. D Skink Blue Dry ΔE 8.4 · similar
  4. E Lightning Bolt Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 10.3 · far
  5. E Apothecary White Contrast ΔE 11.8 · far
  6. E Blue Horror Layer ΔE 13.7 · far

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