This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue at 91 percent. Lothern Blue sits in the blue family: light in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. Within the Citadel range it ladders cleanly, Calth Blue Clear for the shadows and Blue Horror for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Lothern Blue equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Light Blue Gloss, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Arctic Gem, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- From Vallejo: Vallejo Deep Sky Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Fremen Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Zima Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.3).
Check it on a spare model first, because Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue sits slightly warmer than the original and the difference grows over large flat panels.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Revell
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Scale75
Green Stuff World
AK Interactive
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Lothern Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue at 91% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Lothern Blue?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Arctic Gem at 83%, a same-finish match.
What color is Lothern Blue?
Lothern Blue is a light vivid blue with a cool undertone (hex #2C9BCC).
What do I highlight and shade Lothern Blue with?
Highlight Lothern Blue toward Blue Horror and shade it down into Calth Blue Clear, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.