Seafarer Blue
Duncan · Wave 3
#4A9CC7 · L*61.1 a*-11.9 b*-29.6
The closest match to Duncan Seafarer Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Seafarer Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Humbrol Middle Blue, ΔE 1.7. 12 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 Seafarer Blue?
Humbrol Middle Blue is the closest equivalent to Duncan Seafarer Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Lothern Blue (ΔE 2.1) and The Army Painter Ice Storm (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Seafarer Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Sky Blue, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Seafarer Blue Shop Humbrol Middle Blue Shop Humbrol Acrylics - Matt set
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- A Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 89 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss 48 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Lothern Blue Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 3.4 · very close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ice Storm Warpaints WP1432 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.7 · very close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Amt-7 Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11916 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System 106C ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 3.3 · very close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9018 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9420 ΔE 3.6 · close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.1 · similar
Seafarer Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2927 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Aqua Moire Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2973 ΔE 3.5 · close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Deep Sky Blue Model Color 70.844 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 5.5 · similar
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-14 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 4.2 · close
Seafarer Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Zima Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
Seafarer Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #0098D6 | RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 4.1 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 4.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #009CC5 | Blue SU-27 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| Arteza | #0594DA | Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #67A3BB | Pool Blue Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #2489BD | Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.9 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.4 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.4 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.0 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.4 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Celestial Blue Wave 1 ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Relic Blue Wave 3 ΔE 10.7 · far
- E Enchantment Blue Wave 3 ΔE 10.9 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot