Shadow Blue
Duncan · Wave 3
#4F646B · L*41.0 a*-6.1 b*-6.5
The closest match to Duncan Shadow Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Shadow Blue is a dark, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Intermediate Blue FS35164, ΔE 1.8. 17 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 Shadow Blue?
Mr. Paint Intermediate Blue FS35164 is the closest equivalent to Duncan Shadow Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Amt-11 Blue Grey 10ml (ΔE 2.2) and Italeri Dark Gull Gray (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Shadow Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian Tank Crew I, ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Shadow Blue Shop Mr. Paint Intermediate Blue FS35164 Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint - Aqua Colors set
Shadow Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Intermediate Blue Ana 608/FS35164 Mr Paint MRP-136 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Shadow Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Amt-11 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC317 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Amt-12 Dark Grey 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC318 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Shadow Blue equivalent in Italeri
- B Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint 4755AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint 4766AP ΔE 4.8 · close
Shadow Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Pastel Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Basilisk Green Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.6 · similar
Shadow Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 5.6 · similar
Shadow Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Russian Tank Crew I Panzer Aces 70.325 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Faded P.R.U. Blue Model Air 71.109 ΔE 3.7 · close
Shadow Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-18 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C German gray Lacquer Paint LP-27 ΔE 4.6 · close
Shadow Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H22 ΔE 4.2 · close
Shadow Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF MMP-138 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D USN Flight Deck Blue 21 MMP-132 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Shadow Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Slate Grey World War II Range 533 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Tank Blue Grey World War II Range 511 ΔE 4.9 · close
Shadow Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.1 · similar
Shadow Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Navy Blue Usn WW2 TC-0189 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Gris Bleu Fonce TC-0137 ΔE 4.4 · close
Shadow Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #545D62 | Uniform Grey Warpaints Primer | ΔE 4.9 |
| FolkArt | #3C575E | Teal Topaz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #4E6B7D | Sky Blue Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mig | #626B72 | Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #375B5F | Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 6.8 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Citadel | #3A686E | Nighthaunt Gloom Technical | ΔE 7.0 |
| Humbrol | #575B5A | Primer Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Reaper | #535A53 | Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 9.1 |
| Golden | #245262 | Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.4 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.6 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Hydra Green Wave 2 ΔE 9.5 · similar
- D Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 9.6 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot