Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body)
Golden · Heavy Body · 1457
#5489C4 · L*55.8 a*-0.1 b*-36.0
The closest match to Golden Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Manganese Blue Hue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Sky Blue, ΔE 1.7. 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 Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body)?
Foundry Sky Blue is the closest equivalent to Golden Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Electric Blue (ΔE 2.1) and Italeri Azure Blue (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Blue, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Foundry
- A Sky Blue Paint System 21B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light Paint System 73C ΔE 6.4 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Electric Blue Warpaints WP1113 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Wolf Grey Warpaints WP1119 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Italeri
- B Azure Blue Acrylic Paint 4308AP ΔE 2.4 · very close
- E Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4761AP ΔE 12.7 · far
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Azure Blue Mr Color 370 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Jasdf Shallow Ocean Blue Mr Color 374 ΔE 4.5 · close
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Monument
- B Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints 013 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 012 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Blue Bonnet Colors 21485 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Sky Haze Gloss™ 23891E ΔE 5.8 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Citadel
- B Chronus Blue Dry ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Stormfang Dry ΔE 5.5 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Warcolours
- C Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Marine 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Duncan
- C Celestial Blue Wave 1 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Leviathan Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint MRP-143 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Azure Blue Mr Paint MRP-119 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Da Ba Dee ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 9.1 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue (Heavy Body) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Light Blue Mecha Color 69.016 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Deep Sky Blue Model Color 70.844 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Manganese Blue Hue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #237EE9 | Warhead Metallic Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Humbrol | #5D7FAF | WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #0E81D6 | Neon Blue Artist Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| Arteza | #0388D4 | Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| FolkArt | #0081D3 | Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 5.5 |
| Reaper | #0288D1 | Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mission Models | #3779DA | Light Blue (Mecha) | ΔE 5.8 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tom Color | #7094B4 | FS 35231 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Tamiya | #7396BA | Pearl light blue Spray | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3F7EAA | Hideous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #4476D7 | Cobalt Blue Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.8 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| AK Interactive | #7C9CC3 | Raf Azure Blue Air (3rd Gen) | ΔE 8.0 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.5 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- B Cerulean Blue, Chromium Heavy Body ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Fluorescent Blue Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Cerulean Blue, Chromium OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Light Ultramarine Blue OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Light Ultramarine Blue Heavy Body ΔE 6.6 · similar
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