Primary Cyan (Fluid)
Golden · Fluid · 2420
#004EAC · L*34.9 a*18.2 b*-55.7
The closest match to Golden Primary Cyan (Fluid) in every other range, nearest first.
Golden Primary Cyan is a dark, saturated blue. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Blue at ΔE 1.5. 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 Golden Primary Cyan (Fluid)?
Mr. Hobby Blue is the closest equivalent to Golden Primary Cyan (Fluid) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Ultramarine Blue (ΔE 1.6) and Tamiya Metallic blue (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Primary Cyan (Fluid)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ultramarine, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Golden Primary Cyan Shop Mr. Hobby Blue (Acrysion) Shop Mr. Hobby Acrysion set
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Blue Acrysion N5 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Metallic Blue Acrysion SP76 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ultramarine Blue Pure™ Artist Pigment 7104 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Blue Ribbon Acrylic Colors 719 ΔE 3.7 · close
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Tamiya
- A Metallic blue Spray TS-19 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Pure blue Lacquer Paint LP-6 ΔE 4.9 · close
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in P3
- B Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Scale75
- B Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Oxford Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Iridescent Blue MMP-156 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Pearl Deep Blue MMP-147 ΔE 4.8 · close
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A736 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- E Ultramarine Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A503 ΔE 10.1 · far
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Monument
- B Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 005 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ultramarine Model Color 70.839 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Sapphire Blue Arte Deco 85.059 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Foundry
- C Sky Blue Shade Paint System 21A ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Deep Blue Light Paint System 20C ΔE 4.3 · close
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Humbrol
- C French Blue Acrylics - Gloss 14 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Blue Acrylics - Matt 25 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Primary Cyan (Fluid) equivalent in Italeri
- C Medium Blue Acrylic Paint 4307AP ΔE 3.9 · close
- D French Blue Acrylic Paint 4659AP ΔE 9.8 · similar
Primary Cyan in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #0043AC | Blue 4 Layer paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| The Army Painter | #284D8E | Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 4.0 |
| Duncan | #2259A0 | Elder Robe Wave 3 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mig | #1B4F88 | Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics | ΔE 4.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #014689 | Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Citadel | #2D4696 | Altdorf Guard Blue Layer | ΔE 5.1 |
| Revell | #01448A | Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.1 |
| Reaper | #005490 | Oceanic Blue Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #005088 | Marking Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.7 |
| Acrilex | #384798 | Azul Intenso Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #12407E | Marine Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tom Color | #293EA9 | Azul Do Charlie | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3D4A90 | Nauseous Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 7.4 |
| AK Interactive | #1A4067 | Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) | ΔE 9.0 |
Nearest colours inside Golden
- A Transparent Phthalo Blue GS High Flow ΔE 0.1 · indistinguishable
- A Cobalt Blue Fluid ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Cobalt Blue Hue Heavy Body ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cerulean Blue Hue High Flow ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Cerulean Blue, Chromium Fluid ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Phthalo Blue (red Shade) OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.4 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot