Primary Cyan (Heavy Body)
Golden · Heavy Body · 1500
#193E8E · L*28.4 a*18.3 b*-48.0
The closest match to Golden Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Primary Cyan is a dark, saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Magic Blue at ΔE 1.2. 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 Golden Primary Cyan (Heavy Body)?
Vallejo Magic Blue is the closest equivalent to Golden Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Mica blue (ΔE 1.4) and Mr. Hobby MS Sazabi Red (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Primary Cyan (Heavy Body)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Magic Blue, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Magic Blue Game Air 76.021 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Medium Blue Arte Deco 85.063 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Mica blue Spray TS-50 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Pearl blue Lacquer Paint LP-47 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A MS Sazabi Red Gundam Color Spray SG13 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Bright Blue Acrysion N15 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Scale75
- A Light Ultramarine Artist Range ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.8 · close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Reaper
- B Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9016 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Clear Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9097 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Humbrol
- B French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 14 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Citadel
- B Altdorf Guard Blue Layer ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Macragge Blue Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Beowulf Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Elven Armour Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 3.0 · very close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Imperium Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Blue Ribbon Acrylic Colors 719 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 4.1 · close
Primary Cyan (Heavy Body) equivalent in Mig
- C Medium Blue Acrylics AMIG0103 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Primary Cyan in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 3.7 |
| AK Interactive | #1E357B | Ultramarine Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.8 |
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 4.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #014689 | Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| P3 | #124B9A | Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Arteza | #064A96 | Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 4.9 |
| Foundry | #0F386C | British Royal Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 5.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mission Models | #0149B8 | Iridescent Blue | ΔE 6.2 |
| Creature | #0D3366 | Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.3 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.7 |
| Monument | #184366 | Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Duncan | #334A66 | Abyss Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Italeri | #0058A9 | Medium Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 11.0 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- B Phthalo Blue (red Shade) OPEN Acrylics ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Phthalo Blue (green Shade) OPEN Acrylics ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Phthalo Blue (red Shade) Heavy Body ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Cobalt Teal Fluid ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) Fluid ΔE 4.9 · close
- C Phthalo Blue (green Shade) Heavy Body ΔE 5.0 · close
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