Sterling Blue
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 441
#0F669C · L*41.2 a*-3.4 b*-35.9
The closest match to FolkArt Sterling Blue in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Sterling Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Clear Blue at ΔE 1.5. 13 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 Sterling Blue?
AK Interactive Clear Blue is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Sterling Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Magic Blue (ΔE 2.0) and Italeri French Blue (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Sterling Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Magic Blue, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Sterling Blue Shop AK Interactive Clear Blue (Real Colors - Modern)
Sterling Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Sterling Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Magic Blue Game Color 72.021 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Andrea Blue Model Color 70.841 ΔE 3.5 · close
Sterling Blue equivalent in Italeri
- B French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 6.3 · similar
Sterling Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Shark Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C039 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C True Blue FS15102 Mr Paint MRP-384 ΔE 3.5 · close
Sterling Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.9 · very close
- E Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 10.3 · far
Sterling Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Manganese Blue Hue Fluid 2437 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Cerulean Blue Hue SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6630 ΔE 3.5 · close
Sterling Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
Sterling Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Stratos Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Crystal Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
Sterling Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Moody Blue Gloss™ 20287E ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 8.2 · similar
Sterling Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Shadow Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Ultramarine Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4 · very close
Sterling Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
Sterling Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Brilliant blue Spray TS-44 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Flat blue Lacquer Paint LP-78 ΔE 4.1 · close
Sterling Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Reaper | #086CB7 | Dragon Blue Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 4.0 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.2 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #326A8B | Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.6 |
| Duncan | #326AB3 | Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #0F74BA | Bright Blue (Mecha etc) | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Foundry | #2C5A95 | French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.3 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Monument | #0855A3 | Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.5 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.2 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 10.5 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 12.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 12.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- B Ocean Cruise Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Cayman Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Azure Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Prussian Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Blue Pearl Metallics ΔE 8.1 · similar
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