Grotto
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 4671
#294147 · L*25.9 a*-7.5 b*-6.6
The closest match to FolkArt Grotto in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Grotto is a dark, muted blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Storm Blue Shade at ΔE 0.9. 11 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 Grotto?
Foundry Storm Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Grotto in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Cobalt Metal (ΔE 1.8) and AK Interactive Pla Dark Blue (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Grotto?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Charcoal Grey, ΔE 5.3 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Grotto Shop Foundry Storm Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Grotto equivalent in Foundry
- A Storm Blue Shade Paint System 39A ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 2.7 · very close
Grotto equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Scarab Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
Grotto equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Pla Dark Blue AFV AK4251 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air AK2162 ΔE 3.8 · close
Grotto equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Midnight Blue Acrysion N55 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Grotto equivalent in Golden
- B Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body 1469 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Phthalo Green (blue Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7270 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Grotto equivalent in Humbrol
- B Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Grotto equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Phtalo Green Pure Pigments PG7 ΔE 3.8 · close
- E Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 PB 36 ΔE 10.6 · far
Grotto equivalent in Duncan
- C Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Hydra Green Wave 2 ΔE 4.0 · close
Grotto equivalent in Italeri
- C Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint 4752AP ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Graugrün RLM 74 Acrylic Paint 4784AP ΔE 5.7 · similar
Grotto equivalent in Citadel
- C Mechanicus Standard Grey Air ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Dark Reaper Layer ΔE 5.6 · similar
Grotto equivalent in Monument
- C Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald Pro Signature Series S20 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Grotto equivalent in Scale75
- C Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Caspian Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
Grotto in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 4.2 |
| Tom Color | #364349 | London Grey RAL 7026 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mission Models | #1A4752 | Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.6 |
| Tamiya | #364146 | Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #203641 | IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint | ΔE 4.8 |
| Reaper | #1C3947 | Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.1 |
| Vallejo | #253338 | Charcoal Grey Arte Deco | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.3 |
| Creature | #0C3333 | Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 7.8 |
| Mig | #3D595A | Dull Green Acrylics | ΔE 8.5 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.7 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 14.5 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- D Hunter Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Sap Green Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Navajo Turquoise Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Teal Topaz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Cascade Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot