Light Blue
Apple Barrel · Gloss™ · 20364
#8AAFBC · L*69.2 a*-9.5 b*-10.7
The closest match to Apple Barrel Light Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Light Blue is a light, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Flanker Blue, ΔE 1.8. 18 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 Light Blue?
Vallejo Flanker Blue is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Light Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 (ΔE 2.5) and Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Light Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flanker Blue, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Light Blue Shop Vallejo Flanker Blue Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Light Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Flanker Blue Model Air 71.337 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Sky Blue Model Color 70.961 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) AK11879 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air RC239 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Light Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Rlm78 Light Blue Mr Color 118 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 4.3 · close
Light Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 4.3 · close
Light Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2748 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Dolphin Acrylic Colors 4665 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Light Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 78 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A069 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Light Grey SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-296 ΔE 4.5 · close
Light Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Celestra Grey Base ΔE 6.7 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Emerald Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9103 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Tomb Blue Light Paint System 23C ΔE 4.6 · close
- D British Gun Grey Light Paint System 108C ΔE 5.4 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in P3
- C Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.7 · close
- E Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.3 · far
Light Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #93B1AF | Hellblau RLM 65 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #69ACB5 | Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 7.4 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 7.7 |
| Mig | #92A2A2 | Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Duncan | #78969D | Frost Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 8.0 |
| The Army Painter | #5BBCD7 | Voidshield Blue Warpaints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.9 |
| Acrilex | #81C8D1 | Acqua Marina Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 9.6 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B0BBB7 | Horse Tone – Grey Military Range | ΔE 10.7 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.0 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 14.4 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Blue Cotton Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Bimini Blue Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D China Blue Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Pool Blue Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Cloudless Colors ΔE 6.6 · similar
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