Ice Blue
FolkArt · Metallics · 2588
#8A9CA0 · L*63.1 a*-5.5 b*-4.2
The closest match to FolkArt Ice Blue in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Ice Blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 at ΔE 1.0. 18 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Ice Blue?
Mr. Paint Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Ice Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive Mig-25/mig-31 Grey 10ml (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Ice Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Blue RLM65, ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Ice Blue Shop Mr. Paint Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint set
Ice Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 Mr Paint MRP-291 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- A Russia Cockpit Light Grey Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A044 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Ice Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Light Blue RLM65 Model Air 71.255 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- B Pale Blue Model Color 70.906 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Ice Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Mig-25/mig-31 Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC336 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B RLM 65 (1938) Real Colors - WWII RC271 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Ice Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 4.6 · close
Ice Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics AMIG0212 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 3.7 · close
Ice Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.5 · close
Ice Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Cadre Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Shark White Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Ice Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color 363 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 Mr Color 334 ΔE 4.5 · close
Ice Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 4.8 · close
Ice Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- B Barley Grey TC-0181 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D FS 36320 TC-0050 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Ice Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Medium Grey FS 36270 MMP-118 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Ice Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Celestra Grey Base ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.7 · close
Ice Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Revell | #8C969F | Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.1 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Scale75 | #929D97 | Pastel Green Artist Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #95999A | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 6.3 |
| Reaper | #9EB0BA | Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 6.9 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Warcolours | #979797 | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 8.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 8.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #8C8C8C | Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.8 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 9.1 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.5 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- C Clover Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Pale Gray Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Dolphin Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Winter White Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Baby Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
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