Blue Cotton
Apple Barrel · Colors · 21886
#8ABCD7 · L*73.7 a*-9.8 b*-18.8
The closest match to Apple Barrel Blue Cotton in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Blue Cotton is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Pearl Sky Blue at ΔE 1.3. 19 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 Blue Cotton?
Arteza Pearl Sky Blue is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Blue Cotton in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Space Wolves Grey (ΔE 1.7) and Reaper Frost Blue (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Blue Cotton?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Frost, ΔE 4.0 — a close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Blue Cotton Shop Arteza Pearl Sky Blue Shop Arteza Acrylic Pearl Paints set
Blue Cotton equivalent in Arteza
- A Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in Citadel
- A Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Lightning Bolt Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.6 · close
Blue Cotton equivalent in Reaper
- B Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9421 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Akata Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89523 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in Foundry
- B Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Tomb Blue Light Paint System 23C ΔE 5.6 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air RC239 ΔE 4.1 · close
Blue Cotton equivalent in FolkArt
- C Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors 6449 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in Vallejo
- C Frost Game Color Special FX 72.604 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Sky Blue Model Color 70.961 ΔE 4.5 · close
Blue Cotton equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Tourmaline Green Mr Crystal Color XC06 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Frost Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.3 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint MRP-230 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-297 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Blue Cotton equivalent in Mig
- D Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics AMIG0224 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Blue Cotton in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #98B4C0 | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #95CAF6 | Sharkfin Blue Metallic Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| Duncan | #57B7E8 | Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Scale75 | #61ABC4 | Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #A8DEF8 | Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.4 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 8.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #90DDFE | Maguro | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mission Models | #B7C8D2 | Arcadian Blue (F 1965) | ΔE 9.5 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.6 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 9.6 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.7 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.7 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 10.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BEE0F9 | Lupin Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.1 |
| Monument | #BCE3F2 | Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.7 |
| Liquitex | #8EDBE1 | Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 17.5 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- C Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Blue Kazoo Colors ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Cool Blue Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Regency Blue Colors ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Light Blue Gloss™ ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Bright Blue Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
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