Tempest Blue Wash
Duncan · Wave 2
#3E5165 · L*33.7 a*-1.8 b*-14.0
The closest match to Duncan Tempest Blue Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Tempest Blue Wash is a dark, muted blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Gray violet at ΔE 0.7. 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 Tempest Blue Wash?
Tamiya Gray violet is the closest equivalent to Duncan Tempest Blue Wash in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mig French Blue (ΔE 1.6) and Foundry Equipment Black Light (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Tempest Blue Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Wedgewood Blue, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Tempest Blue Wash Shop Tamiya Gray violet Shop Tamiya Aircraft Spray set
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Tamiya
- A Gray violet Aircraft Spray AS-4 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- C Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-27 ΔE 4.5 · close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Mig
- A French Blue Acrylics AMIG0062 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics AMIG0204 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Foundry
- A Equipment Black Light Paint System 101C ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Storm Blue Paint System 39B ΔE 2.8 · very close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color 513 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC07 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Denim Blue Colors 21354 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Neon Blue Colors 20492 ΔE 4.3 · close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in FolkArt
- B Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2979 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Wrought Iron Acrylic Colors 925 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- B Wedgewood Blue Arte Deco 85.065 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Periscopes Panzer Aces 70.309 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Gray FS36118 Mr Paint MRP-040 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Gunship Grey FS363118 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A087 ΔE 3.6 · close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in AK Interactive
- B FS 36118 Medium Gunship Grey Air AK2144 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Ocean Gray (fs35164) AFV (3rd Gen) AK11341 ΔE 4.0 · close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Citadel
- C The Fang Air ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Space Wolves Grey Contrast ΔE 6.4 · similar
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Reaper
- C Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Twilight Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9020 ΔE 4.2 · close
Tempest Blue Wash equivalent in Tom Color
- C Cinza Azulado Médio TC-0204 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Raf WW2 Uniform Base TC-0099 ΔE 5.0 · close
Tempest Blue Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #4B5561 | Gunship Grey FS 36118 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #36455A | Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| The Army Painter | #304358 | Night Sky Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 4.7 |
| Scale75 | #4A515B | Graphene Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #484B52 | Tank Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.3 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Golden | #244F60 | Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body | ΔE 7.6 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.9 |
| Humbrol | #41444B | Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.8 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 10.5 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.8 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- C Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Marine Blue Wave 1 ΔE 9.5 · similar
- D Shadow Blue Wave 3 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