Paint Equivalents

Sky Blue Light

Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 21C

#7D9DC4 · L*63.7 a*-1.4 b*-23.6

The closest match to Foundry Sky Blue Light in every other range, nearest first.

Foundry Sky Blue Light is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Azure Blue at ΔE 0.3. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Foundry Sky Blue Light?

AK Interactive Raf Azure Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Sky Blue Light in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Azure Blue (ΔE 1.2) and FolkArt Light Periwinkle (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Sky Blue Light?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Candy Racing Blue, ΔE 3.8 — a close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Sky Blue Light equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Azure Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11845 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. A Raf Azure Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air RC291 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Foundry → AK Interactive conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Azure Blue TC-0123 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. C FS 35231 TC-0032 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Foundry → Tom Color conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Light Periwinkle Acrylic Colors 640 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Blue Belle Acrylic Colors 2597 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Foundry → FolkArt conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Pearl light blue Spray TS-58 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-25 ΔE 7.0 · similar

Full Foundry → Tamiya conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Acrilex

  1. C Azul Bali Paints 921 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Azul Country Paints 825 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Foundry → Acrilex conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Creature

  1. C Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl MPA-013 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. E Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-012 ΔE 12.2 · far

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Candy Racing Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.076 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Russian AF Grey N.7 Model Air 71.343 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Foundry → Vallejo conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Runic Cobalt Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Baron Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Foundry → The Army Painter conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Azure Blue Mr Paint MRP-119 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Azzurro Celeste Mr Paint MRP-332 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Foundry → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Light Sky Warfront Range ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Grey Spell Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Foundry → Scale75 conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Celestial Blue Wave 1 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 9.1 · similar

Full Foundry → Duncan conversion chart

Sky Blue Light equivalent in Golden

  1. C Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics 7457 ΔE 5.0 · close
  2. D Light Ultramarine Blue Heavy Body 1566 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Foundry → Golden conversion chart

Sky Blue Light in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Citadel #6D94B3 Fenrisian Grey Air ΔE 5.1
Reaper #7F93AC Snow Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.2
Mission Models #6299C4 Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets ΔE 5.4
Warcolours #708BB6 Blue Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.0
Apple Barrel #90AFCB Regency Blue Colors ΔE 6.2
Monument #638AC1 Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.7
Arteza #4C98F0 Cobalt Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.7
Mig #8390A3 Fs 36375 Light Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics ΔE 7.8
Turbo Dork #4B94CB Da Ba Dee ΔE 8.0
Green Stuff World #5E88FF Blue Fluor Metallic ΔE 8.5
Mr. Hobby #7384C1 Violet Acrysion ΔE 8.7
Coat d'Arms #2F9CF1 Bavarian Blue Military Range ΔE 9.6
Humbrol #4598C0 Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.9
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 10.0
Liquitex #8486C3 Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.0
Revell #8C969F Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 10.6
P3 #7AA0AB Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.7
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 12.0

Nearest colours inside Foundry

  1. C British Blue Grey Light Paint System ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. C French Hussar Sky Blue Light Paint System ΔE 4.7 · close
  3. D Stone Light Paint System ΔE 7.2 · similar
  4. D Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System ΔE 7.3 · similar
  5. D Sky Blue Paint System ΔE 9.0 · similar
  6. D Tomb Blue Paint System ΔE 9.2 · similar

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