Calth Blue Clear
Citadel · Air
#0087D1 · L*54.0 a*-3.3 b*-46.5
The closest match to Citadel Calth Blue Clear in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Calth Blue Clear is a mid-toned, saturated blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Cyan Blue at ΔE 0.4. 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Calth Blue Clear?
Reaper Cyan Blue is the closest equivalent to Citadel Calth Blue Clear in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Arteza Cerulean Blue (ΔE 0.5) and Apple Barrel Electric Blue (ΔE 1.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Calth Blue Clear?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Calth Blue Clear Shop Reaper Cyan Blue Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Reaper
- A Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9117 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- C True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9017 ΔE 4.7 · close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Arteza
- A Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- C Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 4.6 · close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21974E ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Sky Haze Gloss™ 23891E ΔE 6.0 · similar
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Scale75
- A Mana Regeneration Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Amarth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Sky Blue Acrysion N25 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Metal Blue Mr Metallic Color GX GX204 ΔE 4.4 · close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Vallejo
- A Fluorescent Blue Game Color 72.160 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Deep Sky Blue Model Color 70.844 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Monument
- B Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 012 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints 013 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in FolkArt
- B Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Look at Me Blue ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Medium Blue Acrylic Colors 2556 ΔE 4.5 · close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Revell
- B Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.8 · similar
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Mig
- B Crystal Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0098 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics AMIG0229 ΔE 3.9 · close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Frost Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints Primer CP3017 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Calth Blue Clear equivalent in Duncan
- C Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Enchantment Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Calth Blue Clear in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.8 |
| Foundry | #4A8AC7 | Sky Blue Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| Warcolours | #007DDA | Marine 3 Layer paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #3690C0 | French blue Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3F7EAA | Hideous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #5489C4 | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #007CAF | Grabber Blue - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 6.3 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 7.3 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.4 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 8.5 |
| Tom Color | #648CA6 | Raf Pru Blue Faded | ΔE 9.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #4476D7 | Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 10.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.8 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Imrik Blue Dry ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Chronus Blue Dry ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Teclis Blue Layer ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Stormfang Dry ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Enchanted Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.4 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot