Faust Blue
Duncan · Wave 3
#45515B · L*33.8 a*-2.2 b*-7.4
The closest match to Duncan Faust Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Faust Blue is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Gunship Grey FS363118, ΔE 1.2. 11 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 Faust Blue?
Mr. Paint Gunship Grey FS363118 is the closest equivalent to Duncan Faust Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Raf Extra Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/640 – 10ml (ΔE 2.0) and Tamiya Gunship gray 2 (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Faust Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Periscopes, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Faust Blue Shop Mr. Paint Gunship Grey FS363118 Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint - Aqua Colors set
Faust Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Gunship Grey FS363118 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A087 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Dark Gray FS36118 Mr Paint MRP-040 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Faust Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Raf Extra Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/640 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC295 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B 507a Admirality Dark Grey Naval AK5033 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Faust Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-27 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Ocean gray Aircraft Spray AS-10 ΔE 4.3 · close
Faust Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B Gunship Grey FS 36118 MMP-084 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Panzer Grey RAL 7021 MMP-014 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Faust Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Dark Sea Grey TC-0125 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 TC-0136 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Faust Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Graphene Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Faust Blue equivalent in P3
- B Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5 · close
Faust Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Periscopes Panzer Aces 70.309 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Blue Grey Model Air 71.115 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Faust Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color 513 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC07 ΔE 3.6 · close
Faust Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Stone Shade Paint System 57A ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Confederate Grey Shade Paint System 117A ΔE 3.3 · very close
Faust Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Denim Blue Colors 21354 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Tuscan Teal Colors 21887 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Faust Blue equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints A204 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Faust Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.0 |
| FolkArt | #525B62 | Wrought Iron Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.0 |
| The Army Painter | #364653 | Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mig | #445366 | French Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #484B52 | Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 5.0 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #464C4C | Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Reaper | #47484D | Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.1 |
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 6.9 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #165068 | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- C Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot