Astronomicon Grey
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#93ABAF · L*68.3 a*-7.4 b*-4.8
The closest match to Citadel Astronomicon Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Astronomicon Grey is a light, muted blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Vallejo Flanker Blue at ΔE 2.8 — very close. 17 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 Citadel Astronomicon Grey?
Vallejo Flanker Blue is the closest equivalent to Citadel Astronomicon Grey in any other range, at ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Raf Camouflage (barley) Grey Bs381c/626 – 10ml (ΔE 3.1) and Tom Color Barley Grey (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Astronomicon Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flanker Blue, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Astronomicon Grey Shop Vallejo Flanker Blue Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B Flanker Blue Model Air 71.337 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Pale Blue Model Color 70.906 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Raf Camouflage (barley) Grey Bs381c/626 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC299 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B RLM 65 (1938) Real Colors - WWII RC271 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B Barley Grey TC-0181 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer TCP-001 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B British Gun Grey Light Paint System 108C ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 3.8 · close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics AMIG0212 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 Mr Paint MRP-291 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Russia Cockpit Light Grey Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A044 ΔE 4.4 · close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 4.3 · close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- C Hellblau RLM 65 MMP-057 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D US Blue Grey FS35189 MMP-061 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Scale75
- C Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Hellbound Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.7 · close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C China Blue Colors 21483 ΔE 4.6 · close
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in Reaper
- C Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Emerald Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9103 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Astronomicon Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- C Ice Blue Metallics 2588 ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Dove Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2954 ΔE 4.9 · close
Astronomicon Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #8DA9A4 | Light Gray Mr Color | ΔE 5.0 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Duncan | #939EA0 | Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| The Army Painter | #959F9C | Shark White Warpaints Air | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.0 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B0BBB7 | Horse Tone – Grey Military Range | ΔE 7.4 |
| Revell | #9DA2A6 | Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 8.5 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.7 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 9.3 |
| Warcolours | #A5A5A5 | Cool Grey 2 Layer paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 13.3 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Celestra Grey Base ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Grey Seer Base ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Administratum Grey Air ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Drakenhof Nightshade Shade ΔE 9.6 · similar
- D Administratum Grey Layer ΔE 9.6 · similar
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