Night Sky Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 62A
#2B5470 · L*34.0 a*-5.2 b*-20.4
The closest match to Foundry Night Sky Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Night Sky Shade is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Escama do Boitatá at ΔE 0.9. 17 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 Foundry Night Sky Shade?
Tom Color Escama do Boitatá is the closest equivalent to Foundry Night Sky Shade in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Steel Blue (ΔE 1.6) and AK Interactive Pla Intermediate Blue (ΔE 2.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Night Sky Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel Blue, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Night Sky Shade Shop Tom Color Escama do Boitatá
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- A Escama do Boitatá TCUP-14 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Cinza Azulado Médio TC-0204 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Blue Model Air 71.087 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Wagram Blue Xpress Color 72.464 ΔE 4.0 · close
Night Sky Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pla Intermediate Blue AFV AK4253 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Star Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11185 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Night Sky Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- B Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2979 ΔE 4.2 · close
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Citadel
- C Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 3.8 · close
- C The Fang Air ΔE 3.9 · close
Night Sky Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Deep Blue Warpaints WP1116 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.0 · close
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-316 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-045 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Neon Blue Colors 20492 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 4.8 · close
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Liquitex
- C Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 164 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Scale75
- C Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.1 · similar
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- C Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D French Blue (Cobalt Blue) MMP-178 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Night Sky Shade equivalent in Duncan
- C Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Night Sky Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #405367 | Gray violet Aircraft Spray | ΔE 4.9 |
| P3 | #285C8A | Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Reaper | #014D7E | Ultramarine Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Golden | #00548D | Cerulean Blue Deep Fluid | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #3E4F5F | Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #005AA3 | Marine 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.9 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 10.5 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B Union Blue Light Paint System ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Storm Blue Paint System ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C French Blue Light Paint System ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Equipment Black Light Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D British Blue Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Prussian Gun Mid Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 6.0 · similar
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