Pastel Indigo sits in the blue family: light in tone, moderate in saturation, cool in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Runic Grey underneath and Pastel Lavender on the highlights, all in the The Army Painter line. Substitutes are thin here, with Citadel Space Wolves Grey the closest same-finish option at 71 percent and no brand hitting the strong-match bar. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Pastel Indigo equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Pastel Indigo against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Citadel Space Wolves Grey, dries clearly darker and warmer than Pastel Indigo, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Tamiya
Scale75
AK Interactive
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Pastel Indigo?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Space Wolves Grey at 71% color similarity.
Is Pastel Indigo a one-coat paint?
Pastel Indigo 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 Pastel Indigo with?
Highlight Pastel Indigo toward Pastel Lavender and shade it down into Runic Grey, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.