Night Sky
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 62B
#326576 · L*40.1 a*-11.8 b*-14.8
The closest match to Foundry Night Sky in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Night Sky is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Blue Topaz at ΔE 1.6. 15 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Foundry Night Sky?
FolkArt Blue Topaz is the closest equivalent to Foundry Night Sky in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint International Blue FS35109 (ΔE 1.8) and Tamiya Light metallic blue (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Night Sky?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Night Sky Shop FolkArt Blue Topaz Shop FolkArt Metallics set
Night Sky equivalent in FolkArt
- A Blue Topaz Metallics 651 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Turquoise Shimmer Metallics 99230 ΔE 3.7 · close
Night Sky equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A International Blue FS35109 Mr Paint MRP-238 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B P.r.u. Blue Mr Paint MRP-120 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Night Sky equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light metallic blue Spray TS-54 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D German gray Lacquer Paint LP-27 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Night Sky equivalent in Scale75
- C Pastel Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Leviathan Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.6 · close
Night Sky equivalent in Vallejo
- C Turquoise Arte Deco 85.079 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Blue Maze Arte Deco 85.073 ΔE 3.8 · close
Night Sky equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Teal Treat Colors 4473E ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Turquoise Colors 20210 ΔE 4.6 · close
Night Sky equivalent in Liquitex
- C Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Night Sky equivalent in Golden
- C Cobalt Turquoise Fluid 2144 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Turquoise SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6640 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Night Sky equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 PB 36 ΔE 4.5 · close
- E Phtalo Green Pure Pigments PG7 ΔE 10.2 · far
Night Sky equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Ijn/ija Aotake Air (3rd Gen) AK11898 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air RC234 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Night Sky equivalent in P3
- C Trollblood Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Night Sky equivalent in Citadel
- C Sotek Green Layer ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Nighthaunt Gloom Technical ΔE 5.1 · similar
Night Sky in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #005D78 | Azure Magic Metallic Colours Paint Set | ΔE 4.9 |
| Mission Models | #146F8A | Iridescent Turquoise | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #3E6066 | Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3A7289 | Aquamarine Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Reaper | #025E6D | Marine Teal Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Tom Color | #4B6C73 | Navy Blue Usn WW2 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #4E727F | Gray "Grau" Mr Color | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mig | #2F737E | Russian Blue Amt-7 Acrylics | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #375B5F | Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Duncan | #4F646B | Shadow Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.1 |
| Warcolours | #00535B | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 11.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 13.0 |
| Humbrol | #525D57 | Primer Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 13.4 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 13.9 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- D Night Sky Light Paint System ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Storm Blue Light Paint System ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Night Sky Shade Paint System ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Union Blue Light Paint System ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Confederate Grey Paint System ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Prussian Gun Mid Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 9.7 · similar
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