Lightning Bolt Blue
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#8BB9DD · L*73.2 a*-6.4 b*-22.9
The closest match to Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Blue Kazoo, ΔE 1.4. 23 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue?
Apple Barrel Blue Kazoo is the closest equivalent to Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Frost Blue (ΔE 2.7) and Arteza Pearl Sky Blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Candy Racing Blue, ΔE 6.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Blue Kazoo Colors 99263E ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Blue Cotton Colors 21886 ΔE 3.6 · close
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Frost Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Pastel Indigo Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.1 · close
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A500 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Blue Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 3.6 · close
- C French Hussar Sky Blue Light Paint System 76C ΔE 4.3 · close
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Sharkfin Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Neptunus Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 6.2 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint MRP-230 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Hyundai I20 Wrc Mr Paint - Car MRP-C018 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- D Azul Bali Paints 921 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Azul Celeste Paints 503 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Reaper
- D Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9421 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- D Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors 6449 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air RC239 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- D Candy Racing Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.076 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Sky Blue Mecha Color 69.017 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Lightning Bolt Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #AAC4E5 | Turquoise Green Mr Crystal Color | ΔE 6.3 |
| Duncan | #57B7E8 | Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Tom Color | #7EA0C5 | Azure Blue | ΔE 7.5 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.8 |
| Tamiya | #98B4C0 | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| Scale75 | #7FA2B5 | Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 8.4 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.2 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 9.5 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 9.9 |
| Revell | #A8DEF8 | Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.9 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #90DDFE | Maguro | ΔE 10.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BEE0F9 | Lupin Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.5 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.5 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.6 |
| Monument | #BCE3F2 | Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Blue Horror Layer ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Etherium Blue Dry ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Apothecary White Contrast ΔE 5.5 · similar
- E Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 10.3 · far
- E Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 10.5 · far
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