Paint Equivalents

China Blue

Apple Barrel · Colors · 21483

#A5B8BE · L*73.5 a*-5.3 b*-5.3

The closest match to Apple Barrel China Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Apple Barrel China Blue is a light, muted blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry British Gun Grey Light at ΔE 1.7. 13 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

China Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Gun Grey Light 108C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D British Gun Grey 108B ΔE 7.3 · similar

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China Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Wolf Grey 76.047 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Stone Grey 69.024 ΔE 2.1 · very close

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China Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Artic Blue ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Hellbound Flesh ΔE 6.2 · similar

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China Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B FS 16473 Adc Grey AK2146 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B WWI German Light Blue AK2276 ΔE 3.1 · very close

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China Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) N61 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) SP35 ΔE 2.8 · very close

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China Blue equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B US Ghost Grey 127 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Aluminium S56 ΔE 6.6 · similar

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China Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Flat clear LP-23 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Light ghost gray LP-37 ΔE 3.5 · very close

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China Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Gargoyle Grey 9493 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Akata Blue 89523 ΔE 5.0 · close

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China Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Light Sky Blue FS35526 MRP-397 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Light Grey SU-35 MRP-296 ΔE 3.4 · very close

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China Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Grey Knights Steel ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Grey Knights Steel ΔE 3.6 · close

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China Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Battleship Grey ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Ashen Stone ΔE 5.3 · similar

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China Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Arcadian Blue (F 1965) MMP-136 ΔE 5.0 · close

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China Blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Monument #AFBDBA Vince Venturella White Blue ΔE 4.7
FolkArt #A3AFAD Dove Gray ΔE 4.8
Arteza #A5BAB7 Pearl Sage Green ΔE 4.8
Coat d'Arms #B0BBB7 Horse Tone – Grey ΔE 5.3
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray ΔE 5.5
Creature #B3B8BC Silver ΔE 5.6
P3 #BFCACE Cold Steel ΔE 5.9
Turbo Dork #BFCACF Tin Star ΔE 5.9
Green Stuff World #ACB1B7 Gunmetal Grey ΔE 5.9
Revell #BABFC2 Aluminium ΔE 6.0
Mig #B4CEDB Light Blue ΔE 6.3
Golden #9FACBD Zinc White ΔE 7.1
Duncan #939EA0 Aztec Turquoise Wash ΔE 7.8
Warcolours #A5A5A5 Cool Grey 2 ΔE 9.0
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver ΔE 9.7
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White ΔE 13.9

Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel

  1. D Light Blue ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Summer Sky ΔE 6.4 · similar
  3. D Real Navy ΔE 6.8 · similar
  4. D Cloudless ΔE 7.1 · similar
  5. D Regency Blue ΔE 8.9 · similar
  6. D Blue Cotton ΔE 8.9 · similar