Sky Blue
Apple Barrel · Colors · 20770
#4E6B7D · L*43.7 a*-5.7 b*-13.4
The closest match to Apple Barrel Sky Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Apple Barrel Sky Blue is a dark, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml at ΔE 0.6. 20 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 Sky Blue?
AK Interactive Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml is the closest equivalent to Apple Barrel Sky Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Runic Grey (ΔE 1.9) and Citadel Russ Grey (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Apple Barrel Sky Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Faded P.R.U. Blue, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Apple Barrel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Sky Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air RC234 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) AK11852 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Sky Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Runic Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Wolf Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
Sky Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Russ Grey Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D The Fang Air ΔE 6.1 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Faded P.R.U. Blue Model Air 71.109 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B USAF Light Blue Model Air 71.111 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Sky Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints 056 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- E Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 10.3 · far
Sky Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C P.r.u. Blue Mr Paint MRP-120 ΔE 4.9 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Confederate Grey Paint System 117B ΔE 4.5 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H22 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Neutral Gray Acrysion H53 ΔE 3.8 · close
Sky Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2923 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Blue Pearl Metallics 670 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Pastel Blue Artist Range ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Ocean Gray Warfront Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- D FS 35164 TC-0015 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Gris Bleu Fonce TC-0137 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Aquamarine Fantasy Range 132 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Fester Blue Fantasy Range 166 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Sky Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Duncan | #4F646B | Shadow Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mission Models | #475C6D | USN Flight Deck Blue 21 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #2E728B | Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Reaper | #537B95 | Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mig | #626B72 | Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics | ΔE 6.9 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tamiya | #646B75 | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Golden | #4078A7 | Azurite Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 9.4 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 9.7 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 10.9 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.1 |
Nearest colours inside Apple Barrel
- D Turquoise Gloss™ ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Moody Blue Gloss™ ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Tropical Blue Gloss™ ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Teal Treat Colors ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Denim Blue Colors ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D Turquoise Colors ΔE 9.7 · similar
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