Mint Crush
Apple Barrel · Gloss™ · 20286E
#57AFA1 · L*65.9 a*-29.9 b*-0.9
The closest match to Apple Barrel Mint Crush in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Mint Crush is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Patina, ΔE 0.3. 21 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 Mint Crush?
FolkArt Patina is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Mint Crush in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Hazardous Smog (ΔE 3.0) and Reaper Spectral Glow (ΔE 3.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Mint Crush?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Grey Mist, ΔE 6.8 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Mint Crush equivalent in FolkArt
- A Patina Acrylic Colors 444 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Patina Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2951 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Mint Crush equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hazardous Smog Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Psychic Shock Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Mint Crush equivalent in Reaper
- B Spectral Glow Master Series Paints Bones 9416 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Siren's Song Master Series Paints Bones 9489 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Mint Crush equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Tropical Turquoise Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Storm Surge Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 3.7 · close
Mint Crush equivalent in Tamiya
- B Coral blue Spray TS-41 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Clear blue Spray TS-72 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Mint Crush equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Porsche Mint Green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C036 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C A Ii G Light Blue Mr Paint MRP-024 ΔE 4.5 · close
Mint Crush equivalent in Citadel
- C Nihilakh Oxide Technical ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Gauss Blaster Green Layer ΔE 8.1 · similar
Mint Crush equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Metal Green Mr Metallic Color GX GX205 ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Light Blue Mr Color 20 ΔE 4.6 · close
Mint Crush equivalent in Mission Models
- C Iridescent Duck Teal MMP-160 ΔE 5.0 · close
- E US Blue Grey FS35189 MMP-061 ΔE 11.5 · far
Mint Crush equivalent in Scale75
- D Jade Green Artist Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Caribbean Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.3 · similar
Mint Crush equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air RC206 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D American Blue -80- Figures AK3079 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Mint Crush equivalent in Duncan
- D Omega Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Mint Crush in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #01B1AE | Turquoise 2 Layer paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #619F8A | Pearl Cactus Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Vallejo | #6AA29F | Blue Grey Mist Arte Deco | ΔE 6.8 |
| Acrilex | #56C3BF | Turquesa Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Golden | #00A6A6 | Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #149D8B | Jade Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.4 |
| Foundry | #0A9C92 | Teal Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 7.6 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.9 |
| Italeri | #8BB8B2 | Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.6 |
| P3 | #00AFB8 | Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.4 |
| Mig | #619185 | Bluish Titanium Acrylics | ΔE 10.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #4CCCD5 | Curacao | ΔE 11.8 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 12.1 |
| Monument | #408C8E | Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 20.2 |
| Creature | #269B41 | Green Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 20.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6F7C63 | Fallen Grass Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 21.2 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Acapulco Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Key West Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Caribbean Colors ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Parrot Blue Colors ΔE 9.3 · similar
- E Cloudless Colors ΔE 12.5 · far
- E Bimini Blue Colors ΔE 12.9 · far
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