Omega Blue
Duncan · Wave 3
#58B9B6 · L*69.6 a*-29.1 b*-7.2
The closest match to Duncan Omega Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Omega Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Apple Barrel Caribbean at ΔE 2.6 — very close. 18 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Duncan Omega Blue?
Apple Barrel Caribbean is the closest equivalent to Duncan Omega Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Turquesa (ΔE 2.7) and Mr. Paint A Ii G Light Blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Omega Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sea Aqua, ΔE 6.4 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Omega Blue Shop Apple Barrel Caribbean Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Omega Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Caribbean Colors 20247 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Acapulco Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21972E ΔE 5.1 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Turquesa Paints 577 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Acqua Marina Paints 803 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B A Ii G Light Blue Mr Paint MRP-024 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Light Blue SU-34 Mr Paint MRP-202 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Spectral Glow Master Series Paints Bones 9416 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Siren's Song Master Series Paints Bones 9489 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Omega Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Xanathar Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Toxic Mist Warpaints WP1437 ΔE 3.6 · close
Omega Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Caribbean Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Jade Green Artist Range ΔE 5.5 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in Italeri
- C Light Blue Acrylic Paint 4650AP ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint 4778AP ΔE 7.7 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.5 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air RC206 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D American Blue -80- Figures AK3079 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in Golden
- C Teal Fluid 2369 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6645 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Omega Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Viridian Pure™ Artist Pigment 7110 ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Calypso Sky Shiny™ 2710 ΔE 4.8 · close
Omega Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Turquoise 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Turquoise 1 Layer paints ΔE 10.0 · far
Omega Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #33AFA5 | Tropical Turquoise Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tamiya | #34B0B9 | Clear blue Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3CA7A2 | Metal Green Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #02ADA5 | Iridescent Duck Teal | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #00AFB8 | Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Citadel | #54BDCA | Baharroth Blue Layer | ΔE 6.1 |
| Vallejo | #85CAC7 | Sea Aqua Arte Deco | ΔE 6.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #4CCCD5 | Curacao | ΔE 6.6 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #97C9C0 | Sea Grey World War II Range | ΔE 9.0 |
| Arteza | #25C0A4 | Emerald Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Foundry | #7CB7C7 | Tomb Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mig | #9AC4B6 | RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics | ΔE 10.4 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 11.5 |
| Monument | #75F1F1 | Turquoise Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 13.5 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 17.9 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 19.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 20.9 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 ΔE 8.2 · similar
- E Ghoul Green Wave 2 ΔE 11.9 · far
- E Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 14.6 · far
- E Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 15.0 · far
- E Ion Blue Wave 3 ΔE 15.6 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot