This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Tempest Blue Wash from Two Thin Coats at 59 percent in a different finish class. Cloudburst Blue is a dark muted blue with a cool undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Tyrian Navy underneath and Highlord Blue on the highlights, all in the The Army Painter line. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Cloudburst Blue equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 8.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
AK Interactive
P3 Paints
Tamiya
Humbrol
Scale75
Revell
Citadel
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Tempest Blue Wash at 59% color similarity.
Is Cloudburst Blue a one-coat paint?
Cloudburst Blue is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Cloudburst Blue with?
Highlight Cloudburst Blue toward Highlord Blue and shade it down into Tyrian Navy, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.