Lothern Blue sits in the blue family: light in tone, vivid in saturation, cool in cast. This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue at 91 percent. 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).
- From Revell: Revell Light Blue Gloss, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Arctic Gem, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.5).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Deep Sky Blue, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
- Best Scale75 option: Scale75 Fremen Blue, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Zima Blue, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.3).
The honest caveat: Two Thin Coats Seafarer Blue dries slightly warmer than Lothern Blue, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
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.