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. 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 Duncan Blue Steel?
AK Interactive Pale Grey is the closest equivalent to Duncan Blue Steel in any other range, at ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mig Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) (ΔE 2.7) and Apple Barrel Granite Gray (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Blue Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Grey Pale, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Blue Steel Shop AK Interactive Pale Grey (Real Colors - Modern)
Blue Steel equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pale Grey Real Colors - Modern RC021 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Battleship Grey Air AK2284 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Blue Steel equivalent in Mig
- B Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics AMIG0246 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 4.9 · close
Blue Steel equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Granite Gray Colors 21392 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21983E ΔE 6.8 · similar
Blue Steel equivalent in Tamiya
- B Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Neutral gray Aircraft Spray AS-7 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Blue Steel equivalent in FolkArt
- B Dutch Aqua Acrylic Colors 4664 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Sea Mist Acrylic Colors 2486 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Modern Italian Sky Gray FS36280 Mr Paint MRP-095 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Dark Grey 033 Mr Paint MRP-221 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Blue Steel equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 36270 TC-0031 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Radome Grey Modern Jets TC-0065 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Blue Steel equivalent in Mission Models
- B Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 4.2 · close
Blue Steel equivalent in Foundry
- C German Late Field Grey Light Paint System 78C ΔE 3.6 · close
- D German Early Field Grey Paint System 77B ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blue Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- C Blue Grey Pale Model Color 70.905 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Light Blue RLM78 Model Air 71.101 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue Steel equivalent in Citadel
- C Ironbreaker Air ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Administratum Grey Air ΔE 5.0 · similar
Blue Steel equivalent in Revell
- C Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.6 · similar
Blue Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #829693 | Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 Mr Color | ΔE 4.2 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| The Army Painter | #8E9999 | Cadre Grey Warpaints Air | ΔE 4.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 4.8 |
| Scale75 | #8B8C87 | Graphite Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #8C8C8C | Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Reaper | #8B8A88 | Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 7.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.4 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 9.5 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.0 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 15.6 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Gravestone Blue Wave 1 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 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