Sky Blue
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 465
#73847E · L*53.7 a*-7.5 b*1.1
The closest match to FolkArt Sky Blue in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Sky Blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Pale Grey, ΔE 1.0. 23 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 Sky Blue?
AK Interactive Pale Grey is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Sky Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Aircraft Grey Bs693 (ΔE 2.7) and Foundry German Early Field Grey (ΔE 3.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Sky Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Green, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Sky Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Pale Grey AFV AK4133 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B FS 36251 Agressor Grey Air AK2142 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Sky Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Aircraft Grey Bs693 Mr Paint MRP-383 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D U.S.navy Modern FS35237 Mr Paint MRP-105 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C German Early Field Grey Paint System 77B ΔE 3.9 · close
- D German Late Field Grey Paint System 78B ΔE 5.5 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 MMP-093 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Blue Steel Wave 3 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Medium gray Aircraft Spray AS-28 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-22 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Grey Green Model Air 71.340 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Dark Blue Grey Model Color 70.904 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Gray Fs36270 Mr Color 306 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Gray Fs36231 Mr Color 317 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Grey Teal Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 9.5 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- D Ocean Grey Raf TC-0121 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey TC-0169 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Mig
- D Fs 24277 Green Acrylics AMIG0213 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Sky Blue equivalent in Italeri
- D Dark Gray Acrylic Paint 4754AP ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Non Specular Intermediate Blue Acrylic Paint 4639AP ΔE 6.4 · similar
Sky Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| The Army Painter | #7D807B | Field Grey Warpaints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 6.5 |
| Scale75 | #66736C | Field Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.6 |
| P3 | #879284 | Armor Wash Privateer Press Formula P3 Wash | ΔE 6.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 6.9 |
| Reaper | #7D978C | Pale Lichen Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.2 |
| Citadel | #8F9690 | Administratum Grey Air | ΔE 8.2 |
| Revell | #79796D | Light Olive Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.3 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 10.2 |
| Arteza | #88A38E | Pearl Pastel Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 12.0 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.6 |
| Humbrol | #6E7353 | Ocean Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 12.9 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 15.9 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 18.6 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- C Sea Mist Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Dutch Aqua Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Clover Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Kelly Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Silver Sterling Metallics ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors ΔE 9.0 · similar
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