Zima Blue
Green Stuff World · Acrylic Colors
#48A3C0 · L*62.8 a*-18.2 b*-23.0
The closest match to Green Stuff World Zima Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Green Stuff World Zima Blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Golden Cobalt Teal at ΔE 2.2 — very close. 18 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Green Stuff World Zima Blue?
Golden Cobalt Teal is the closest equivalent to Green Stuff World Zima Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Russia Cockpit Blue (ΔE 3.0) and Scale75 Hiril Blue (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Green Stuff World Zima Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Electric Blue, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Green Stuff World to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Green Stuff World Zima Blue Shop Golden Cobalt Teal (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Zima Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Cobalt Teal Heavy Body 1145 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Teal OPEN Acrylics 7369 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Zima Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Russia Cockpit Blue Mr Paint MRP-277 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Blue SU-33 Mr Paint MRP-199 ΔE 3.6 · close
Zima Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Hiril Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
Zima Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9420 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89529 ΔE 4.2 · close
Zima Blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Zima Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Electric Blue Game Color 72.023 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Sunrise Blue Game Air 76.118 ΔE 4.7 · close
Zima Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Pool Blue Colors 20223 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Bimini Blue Colors 21482 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Zima Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light blue Spray TS-23 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-23 ΔE 4.9 · close
Zima Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Shieldwall Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Ice Storm Warpaints WP1432 ΔE 4.2 · close
Zima Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Interior Blue (Soviet) Mr Color 392 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Zima Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Union Trouser Blue Paint System 112B ΔE 5.6 · similar
Zima Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Aqua Moire Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics 2973 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Cayman Blue Acrylic Colors 513 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Zima Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 5.5 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 5.7 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 6.0 |
| Citadel | #2C9BCC | Lothern Blue Air | ΔE 6.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 7.5 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.8 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #56B1E7 | Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 10.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.4 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 12.1 |
| Italeri | #3DC1C7 | Light Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.6 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 13.1 |
Nearest colours inside Green Stuff World
- B Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Arctic Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 7.4 · similar
- E Neptunus Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Celestial Azure Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 11.7 · far
- E Borealis Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 12.0 · far
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