Reef Blue
Apple Barrel · Colors · 21348
#214F45 · L*30.3 a*-18.6 b*1.1
The closest match to Apple Barrel Reef Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Reef Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Scurvy Green at ΔE 0.7. 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 Reef Blue?
Vallejo Scurvy Green is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Reef Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Rlm83 Dark Green (ΔE 1.6) and Arteza Chromium Oxide Green (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Reef Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Scurvy Green, ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Apple Barrel Reef Blue Shop Vallejo Scurvy Green (Game Color) Shop Vallejo Game Color set
Reef Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Scurvy Green Game Color 72.027 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Holly Green Arte Deco 85.094 ΔE 4.8 · close
Reef Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rlm83 Dark Green Mr Color 123 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Green Fs34102 Aqueous Hobby Color H303 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Reef Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Chromium Oxide Green Acrylic Premium Paints A607 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints A609 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Reef Blue equivalent in Revell
- B Sea Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Dark Green (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.6 · close
Reef Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B French Chasseur A Cheval Green Light Paint System 71C ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C American Olive Green Light Paint System 94C ΔE 4.6 · close
Reef Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Permanent Green Light OPEN Acrylics 7250 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Phthalo Green (blue Shade) SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6650 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Reef Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Military Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9269 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Elven Green Master Series Paints Bones 9488 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Reef Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Turquoise Ghost Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Green Shark Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.0 · close
Reef Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Emerald Green Metallics 653 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Malachite Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6310 ΔE 4.8 · close
Reef Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Ijn D2 Green Black 10ml Real Colors - Air RC305 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Turquoise Standard (3rd Gen) AK11171 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Reef Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Emerald Green Artist Range ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Arphen Jade Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
Reef Blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Traitor Green Wave 3 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Merald Green Wave 1 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Reef Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #23513D | Waystone Green Technical | ΔE 4.2 |
| The Army Painter | #325141 | Gunner Camo Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Liquitex | #254737 | Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.3 |
| Tom Color | #2E483F | Verde Mimetico 2 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mr. Paint | #1E4533 | Dark Green Mr Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Italeri | #2F483F | Verde Mimetico 2 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tamiya | #004234 | Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Acrilex | #004433 | Verde Esmeralda Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #374E47 | Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) | ΔE 5.9 |
| Monument | #296155 | Ben Komets Green Oxide Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D5C4D | Military Green World War II Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| P3 | #21573B | Eldritch Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mig | #3A523A | Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
| Warcolours | #00535B | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.1 |
| Humbrol | #123B1D | Brunswick Green Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 10.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 18.5 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- C Mountain Forest Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Marsh Green Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Arbor Green Colors ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Christmas Green Colors ΔE 8.4 · similar
- E Green Machine Colors ΔE 11.7 · far
- E English Ivy Green Colors ΔE 12.4 · far
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