Union Blue
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 111B
#2A404D · L*25.8 a*-4.6 b*-10.6
The closest match to Foundry Union Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Union Blue is a dark, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Tyrian Navy, ΔE 0.5. 11 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 Union Blue?
The Army Painter Tyrian Navy is the closest equivalent to Foundry Union Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Dusty Blue Dip (ΔE 2.1) and Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Union Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 4.0 — a close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Union Blue Shop The Army Painter Tyrian Navy Shop The Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 set
Union Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Dark Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
Union Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar
Union Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Rlm70 Black Green Mr Color 18 ΔE 3.7 · close
Union Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Union Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 4.0 · close
Union Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air RC208 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air AK2162 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Union Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 4.6 · close
Union Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- B Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Union Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Dark Kraken Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
Union Blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Stegadon Scale Green Base ΔE 5.9 · similar
Union Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 4.6 · close
Union Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body 1469 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Union Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #203641 | IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint | ΔE 3.4 |
| FolkArt | #1E3541 | Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.6 |
| Vallejo | #1B3E54 | Abyssal Turquoise Game Color | ΔE 4.0 |
| Tom Color | #364349 | London Grey RAL 7026 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #1F435B | Award Blue Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.0 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #283339 | Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.6 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #3F4551 | Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics | ΔE 7.0 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.4 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.4 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 12.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 14.2 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- B British Royal Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C American Olive Green Paint System ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Union Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Storm Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Equipment Black Paint System ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Equipment Black Light Paint System ΔE 5.8 · similar
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