Sky Blue Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 21A
#025297 · L*34.6 a*6.8 b*-43.6
The closest match to Foundry Sky Blue Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Sky Blue Shade is a dark, saturated blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue at ΔE 1.3. 9 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 Shade?
Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Sky Blue Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Blue (ΔE 1.5) and Reaper Oceanic Blue (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Sky Blue Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Sky Blue Shade Shop Mr. Hobby Metallic Blue (Aqueous Hobby Color) Shop Mr. Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color set
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Metallic Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H88 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Blue Mr Color Spray SP5 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- A Blue Game Color 72.088 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Mystic Blue Xpress Color 72.411 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Reaper
- A Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9418 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Brilliant Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9116 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Mig
- A Marine Blue Acrylics AMIG0123 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Monument
- A Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Underdark Indigo D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Regal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- B French Blue (Cobalt Blue) MMP-178 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Tamiya
- B Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 3.6 · close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Golden
- B Cerulean Blue Deep Fluid 2051 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow 8526 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Marking Blue Mr Paint MRP-408 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B RLM 24 Dunkelblau Mr Paint MRP-053 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in Italeri
- B Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 7.9 · similar
Sky Blue Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- B Sapphire Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6312 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Blue Peacock Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2387 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Sky Blue Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #005AA3 | Marine 4 Layer paints | ΔE 2.9 |
| Duncan | #2259A0 | Elder Robe Wave 3 | ΔE 3.0 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #114F7E | Blue Charm Gloss™ | ΔE 3.2 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.6 |
| Scale75 | #01479C | Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Citadel | #2F4F85 | Alaitoc Blue Layer | ΔE 4.5 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.9 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #396298 | Wizard Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 6.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #12407E | Marine Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| AK Interactive | #19628F | Intense Blue -77- Figures | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 8.6 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- A Deep Blue Light Paint System ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B French Hussar Sky Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D French Blue Light Paint System ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D British Blue Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Night Sky Shade Paint System ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Deep Blue Paint System ΔE 7.3 · similar
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