Paint Equivalents

Blue Steel

Duncan · Wave 3

#7F8C8B · L*57.2 a*-4.9 b*-1.1

The closest match to Duncan Blue Steel in every other range, nearest first.

Duncan Blue Steel is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is AK Interactive Pale Grey at ΔE 2.5 — very close. 13 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Blue Steel equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Pale Grey RC021 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Battleship Grey AK2284 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Duncan → AK Interactive chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Mig

  1. B Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) AMIG0246 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray AMIG0208 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Duncan → Mig chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Granite Gray 21392 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Timeless Gray 21983E ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Duncan → Apple Barrel chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Haze grey TS-32 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Neutral gray AS-7 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Duncan → Tamiya chart

Blue Steel equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Dutch Aqua 4664 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Sea Mist 2486 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Duncan → FolkArt chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Modern Italian Sky Gray FS36280 MRP-095 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Dark Grey 033 MRP-221 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Duncan → Mr. Paint chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Duncan → Mission Models chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Foundry

  1. C German Late Field Grey Light 78C ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D German Early Field Grey 77B ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Duncan → Foundry chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Blue Grey Pale 70.905 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Light Blue RLM78 71.101 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Duncan → Vallejo chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Ironbreaker ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Ironbreaker ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Duncan → Citadel chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Revell

  1. C Grey (USAF) ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Grey ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Duncan → Revell chart

Blue Steel equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 334 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C Medium Seagray Bs637 363 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Duncan → Mr. Hobby chart

Blue Steel in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey ΔE 4.5
The Army Painter #8E9999 Cadre Grey ΔE 4.7
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey ΔE 4.8
Scale75 #8B8C87 Graphite ΔE 5.6
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 6.0
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey ΔE 6.1
Green Stuff World #8C8C8C Moonstone Grey ΔE 6.4
Reaper #8B8A88 Tarnished Steel ΔE 6.7
Warcolours #828282 Cool Grey 3 ΔE 6.9
Golden #848589 N5 Neutral Gray ΔE 7.2
Coat d'Arms #6A8893 Uniform Grey ΔE 7.2
Monument #9A9E9D Silver ΔE 7.8
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver ΔE 8.4
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey ΔE 9.5
Arteza #928E95 Gray ΔE 10.8
Creature #B3B8BC Silver ΔE 15.0

Nearest colours inside Duncan

  1. D Frost Blue ΔE 6.5 · similar
  2. D Aztec Turquoise Wash ΔE 6.5 · similar
  3. D Dwarven Iron ΔE 6.6 · similar
  4. D Mythril Blade ΔE 6.6 · similar
  5. D Gravestone Blue ΔE 7.8 · similar
  6. D Carcharodon Grey ΔE 8.4 · similar