Paint Equivalents

Cobalt Blue Hue

Golden · Heavy Body · 1556

#2049B2 · L*34.6 a*25.8 b*-59.7

The closest match to Golden Cobalt Blue Hue in every other range, nearest first.

Golden Cobalt Blue Hue is a dark, vivid blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mission Models Iridescent Blue, ΔE 1.4. 16 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 Golden Cobalt Blue Hue?

Mission Models Iridescent Blue is the closest equivalent to Golden Cobalt Blue Hue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Ultramarine (ΔE 2.2) and Warcolours Blue 4 (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Cobalt Blue Hue?

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

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Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Pearl Deep Blue MMP-147 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Golden → Mission Models conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Ultramarine Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18120 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Ultramarine Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7104 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Golden → FolkArt conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.3 · similar

Full Golden → Warcolours conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Sapphire Blue Arte Deco 85.059 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Medium Blue Arte Deco 85.063 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Golden → Vallejo conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Azul Do Charlie TCUP-20 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Arara Azul TCUP-15 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Golden → Tom Color conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Altdorf Guard Blue Layer ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Alaitoc Blue Layer ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Golden → Citadel conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Golden → Scale75 conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 PB 29 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Phthalo Blu (Green Shade) Pure Pigments PB15.4 ΔE 9.7 · similar

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Acrilex

  1. C Azul Intenso Paints 578 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Golden → Acrilex conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in P3

  1. C Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Golden → P3 conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C MS White Gundam Color Spray SG2 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Blue Acrysion N5 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Golden → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9097 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9016 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Golden → Reaper conversion chart

Cobalt Blue Hue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 4.7
Tamiya #0A50A1 Metallic blue Spray ΔE 5.0
The Army Painter #3B57A5 Ultramarine Blue Warpaints ΔE 5.1
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.2
Coat d'Arms #3D4A90 Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 5.8
Mig #294888 Medium Blue Acrylics ΔE 5.8
Creature #105AC4 Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.2
Monument #0855A3 Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.3
Revell #01448A Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.5
Duncan #2259A0 Elder Robe Wave 3 ΔE 6.8
Apple Barrel #014689 Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.8
Mr. Paint #194083 Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 6.9
Foundry #025297 Sky Blue Shade Paint System ΔE 7.0
Italeri #0058A9 Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.0
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 7.6
Liquitex #234E7B Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.7
Green Stuff World #12407E Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.7
AK Interactive #1E357B Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 9.3

Nearest colours inside Golden

  1. B Phthalo Blue (red Shade) Heavy Body ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Phthalo Blue (red Shade) OPEN Acrylics ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. B Cobalt Blue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 2.9 · very close
  4. B Transparent Phthalo Blue GS High Flow ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. B Primary Cyan Fluid ΔE 3.4 · very close
  6. C Cobalt Blue Fluid ΔE 4.1 · close

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