Dolphin
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 4665
#83A4B3 · L*65.5 a*-7.8 b*-11.5
The closest match to FolkArt Dolphin in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Dolphin is a light, muted blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Dark ghost gray at ΔE 0.9. 20 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 FolkArt Dolphin?
Tamiya Dark ghost gray is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Dolphin in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue (ΔE 1.5) and Scale75 Cobalt Metal (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Dolphin?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flanker Blue, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Dolphin Shop Tamiya Dark ghost gray Shop Tamiya Lacquer Paint set
Dolphin equivalent in Tamiya
- A Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dolphin equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Rlm78 Light Blue Mr Color 118 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion SP115 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dolphin equivalent in Scale75
- A Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
Dolphin equivalent in P3
- B Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Dolphin equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-298 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C RLM 78 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A069 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dolphin equivalent in Foundry
- B British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 4.4 · close
Dolphin equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) AK11879 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Aii Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11910 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dolphin equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Pool Blue Colors 20223 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dolphin equivalent in Vallejo
- C Flanker Blue Model Air 71.337 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Pale Blue Model Color 70.906 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dolphin equivalent in Reaper
- C Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89529 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Dolphin equivalent in Citadel
- D Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Celestra Grey Base ΔE 6.6 · similar
Dolphin equivalent in Italeri
- D Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4762AP ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4761AP ΔE 8.1 · similar
Dolphin in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #78969D | Frost Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 6.5 |
| The Army Painter | #7A97B1 | Fog Grey Warpaints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mig | #819B9C | RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mission Models | #759EA2 | US Blue Grey FS35189 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.6 |
| Revell | #8C969F | Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 7.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.3 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 8.5 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 9.4 |
| Acrilex | #82A8D3 | Azul Bali Paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.4 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- A Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C French Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Ice Blue Metallics ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Light Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Blue Belle Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot