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Make a free guideLooking for a Hoeth Blue equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Hoeth Blue (Citadel Colour) in Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Game Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Model Wash, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Hoeth Blue, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Midnight SkyArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Shade 1Sapphire BlueReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseHoeth BlueCitadel Colour
- Highlight 1Chronus BlueCitadel ColourGreat match
- Highlight 2Glacier BlueVallejo Game ColorGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.