Award Blue
Apple Barrel · Colors · 21892
#1F435B · L*26.9 a*-4.6 b*-18.1
The closest match to Apple Barrel Award Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Award Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Twilight Sky at ΔE 1.1. 16 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 Apple Barrel Award Blue?
The Army Painter Twilight Sky is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Award Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Huldra Blue (ΔE 1.5) and Mr. Paint Marking Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Award Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Award Blue Shop The Army Painter Twilight Sky Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Air set
Award Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Twilight Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Azure Magic Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Award Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
Award Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Marking Blue Mr Paint MRP-124 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Ford Gt Liquid Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C003 ΔE 4.3 · close
Award Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Abyssal Turquoise Game Color 72.120 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Turquoise Model Color 70.966 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Award Blue equivalent in Reaper
- A Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9230 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Award Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Blue, RAL 5001 Real Colors - Standard RC011 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Fluorescent Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11178 ΔE 3.8 · close
Award Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Stegadon Scale Green Base ΔE 3.7 · close
Award Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color 18 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Cobalt Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H465 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Award Blue equivalent in Monument
- C Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 014 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Award Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0 · close
Award Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.2 · similar
Award Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Navy blue Aircraft Spray AS-8 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Gray violet Aircraft Spray AS-4 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Award Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #154B63 | Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #324E64 | Storm Blue Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Tom Color | #224062 | Azul Luminoso | ΔE 5.2 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Liquitex | #165068 | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #244F60 | Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body | ΔE 6.1 |
| FolkArt | #004F7A | Windsor Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.6 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mig | #445366 | French Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.2 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.7 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 14.4 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Blue Charm Gloss™ ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Tuscan Teal Colors ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Neon Blue Colors ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Deep Navy Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 8.2 · similar
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