Color-wise this is a vivid, dark blue leaning cool. Within the Citadel range it ladders cleanly, Leviadon Blue for the shadows and Black Legion for the highlights. Frostheart is a bit distinctive: no other brand carries a strong same-finish match, though The Army Painter Blue Tone comes nearest at 76 percent. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Frostheart equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps Citadel pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, The Army Painter Blue Tone, dries slightly lighter than Frostheart, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Vallejo
Revell
Scale75
Humbrol
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Tamiya
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Frostheart?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Blue Tone at 76% color similarity.
Is Frostheart a one-coat paint?
Frostheart 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 Frostheart with?
Highlight Frostheart toward Black Legion and shade it down into Leviadon Blue, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.