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. 14 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 China Blue?
Foundry British Gun Grey Light is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel China Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Wolf Grey (ΔE 1.8) and Scale75 Artic Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel China Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Wolf Grey, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel China Blue Shop Foundry British Gun Grey Light Shop Foundry Paint System set
China Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A British Gun Grey Light Paint System 108C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 7.3 · similar
China Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Wolf Grey Game Air 76.047 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Stone Grey Mecha Color 69.024 ΔE 2.1 · very close
China Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Hellbound Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.2 · similar
China Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B FS 16473 Adc Grey Air AK2146 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B WWI German Light Blue Air AK2276 ΔE 3.1 · very close
China Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion N61 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Gun Chrome Mr Color 104 ΔE 3.1 · very close
China Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- B US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 127 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 6.6 · similar
China Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Flat clear Lacquer Paint LP-23 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 3.5 · very close
China Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Akata Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89523 ΔE 5.0 · close
China Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Sky Blue FS35526 Mr Paint MRP-397 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Light Grey SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-296 ΔE 3.4 · very close
China Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.6 · close
China Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Battleship Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Ashen Stone Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.3 · similar
China Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Arcadian Blue (F 1965) MMP-136 ΔE 5.0 · close
China Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #A1ABAD | Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer | ΔE 4.7 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.7 |
| FolkArt | #A3AFAD | Dove Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Arteza | #A5BAB7 | Pearl Sage Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B0BBB7 | Horse Tone – Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 5.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Revell | #BABFC2 | Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mig | #B4CEDB | Light Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.3 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.1 |
| Duncan | #939EA0 | Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 | ΔE 7.8 |
| Warcolours | #A5A5A5 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.7 |
| Acrilex | #AFDAE7 | Azul Hortênsia Paints | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 13.9 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Light Blue Gloss™ ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Real Navy Gloss™ ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Cloudless Colors ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Regency Blue Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Blue Cotton Colors ΔE 8.9 · similar
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