Storm Blue
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 39B
#324E64 · L*31.9 a*-3.8 b*-16.1
The closest match to Foundry Storm Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Storm Blue is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Wedgewood Blue, ΔE 2.0. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Foundry Storm Blue?
Vallejo Wedgewood Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry Storm Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Tempest Blue Wash (ΔE 2.8) and FolkArt Skyline (ΔE 3.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Storm Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Wedgewood Blue, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Storm Blue Shop Vallejo Wedgewood Blue Shop Vallejo Arte Deco set
Storm Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Wedgewood Blue Arte Deco 85.065 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Periscopes Panzer Aces 70.309 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Storm Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 4.1 · close
Storm Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2979 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Storm Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9230 ΔE 4.8 · close
Storm Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color 513 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color 18 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Storm Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Gray violet Aircraft Spray AS-4 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-27 ΔE 4.8 · close
Storm Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 4.8 · close
Storm Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Escama do Boitatá TCUP-14 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Raf WW2 Uniform Base TC-0099 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Storm Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Dark Sky Warpaints WP1415 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Twilight Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Storm Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Neon Blue Colors 20492 ΔE 4.7 · close
Storm Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
Storm Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Storm Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #42525F | Dark Gray FS36118 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mig | #445366 | French Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.5 |
| Citadel | #405B71 | The Fang Air | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #2C4855 | Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.1 |
| Liquitex | #165068 | Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.2 |
| AK Interactive | #285A75 | Pla Intermediate Blue AFV | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #244F60 | Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 8.0 |
| Humbrol | #0E4595 | French Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.3 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 11.5 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- A Union Blue Light Paint System ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Equipment Black Light Paint System ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Night Sky Shade Paint System ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C French Blue Light Paint System ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Union Blue Paint System ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D British Blue Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 6.0 · similar
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