Light Blue -79-
AK Interactive · Figures · AK3078
#7EC3E0 · L*75.4 a*-14.2 b*-21.3
The closest match to AK Interactive Light Blue -79- in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Light Blue -79- is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Frost, ΔE 2.0. 21 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Light Blue -79-?
Vallejo Frost is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Light Blue -79- in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II (ΔE 2.2) and Reaper Frost Blue (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Light Blue -79-?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Frost, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Light Blue -79- equivalent in Vallejo
- A Frost Game Color Special FX 72.604 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Sunrise Blue Game Color 72.118 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Mig
- B Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics AMIG0224 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Reaper
- B Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9421 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Frosty Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9692 ΔE 4.3 · close
Light Blue -79- equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Plasma Coil Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.5 · close
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Blue Cotton Colors 21886 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Cool Blue Colors 20255 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Foundry
- B Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Tomb Blue Light Paint System 23C ΔE 5.2 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Citadel
- C Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.7 · close
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 6.9 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-297 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint MRP-230 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D RLM65 Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H67 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Light Blue -79- equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Celestial Azure Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Borealis Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.6 · similar
Light Blue -79- in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #A0C3D7 | Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Duncan | #57B7E8 | Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #90DDFE | Maguro | ΔE 6.4 |
| Scale75 | #61ABC4 | Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Revell | #A8DEF8 | Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tamiya | #34B3D1 | Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.8 |
| P3 | #7ACFD9 | Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 9.5 |
| Monument | #BCE3F2 | Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.4 |
| Liquitex | #8EDBE1 | Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BEE0F9 | Lupin Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.6 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 10.8 |
| Mission Models | #B7C8D2 | Arcadian Blue (F 1965) | ΔE 11.5 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 12.0 |
| Italeri | #3DC1C7 | Light Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 19.2 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- D Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Pla Light Blue AFV ΔE 7.7 · similar
- E Aii Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 10.7 · far
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