Duck Egg Blue
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Matt · 23
#D5ECE4 · L*91.6 a*-9.0 b*1.3
The closest match to Humbrol Duck Egg Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Duck Egg Blue is a very light, muted blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Aquamarine at ΔE 2.4 — very close. 24 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 Humbrol Duck Egg Blue?
FolkArt Aquamarine is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Duck Egg Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Metallic Green (ΔE 2.4) and Monument Bright Pale Green (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Duck Egg Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Metallic Green, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Duck Egg Blue Shop FolkArt Aquamarine (Metallics) Shop FolkArt Metallics set
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Aquamarine Metallics 655 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Coastal Blue Acrylic Colors 713 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Metallic Green Premium Airbrush Color 62.047 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Underside Blue “Faded” Model Air 71.332 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Monument
- B Bright Pale Green Pro Acrylic Paints 058 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Bold Titanium White Pro Acrylic Paints 001 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Snow Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11174 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C FS 35622 Light Blue 17 Ml Air AK2154 ΔE 5.0 · close
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B MS Titans Blue 2 Gundam Color for Builders UG18 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Oxide Green Aqueous Hobby Color H461 ΔE 3.9 · close
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Ulthuan Grey Air ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Longbeard Grey Dry ΔE 9.8 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- D Verde Agua Paints 821 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Cinza Paints 933 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Italeri
- D Lichtblau RLM 76 Acrylic Paint 4786AP ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Silver Acrylic Paint 4678AP ΔE 8.4 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Pastel Seafoam Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Leviathan Light Warpaints Air ΔE 9.1 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Elven Grey Fantasy Range 122 ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Tank Light Grey World War II Range 526 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Foundry
- D Austrian White Paint System 67B ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Austrian White Shade Paint System 67A ΔE 7.5 · similar
Duck Egg Blue equivalent in Duncan
- D Ion Blue Wave 3 ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Trooper White Wave 1 ΔE 9.8 · similar
Duck Egg Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #C6D1C1 | Silver Acrylics | ΔE 7.7 |
| Mr. Paint | #E9ECE5 | Bianco Neve Mr Paint | ΔE 7.7 |
| Scale75 | #C0E4ED | Sky Blue Artist Range | ΔE 8.0 |
| Tamiya | #C9D1C2 | Light gray (IJN) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.1 |
| P3 | #C0D4D9 | Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #C2CDBF | Bright Green Gloss™ | ΔE 8.2 |
| Reaper | #B8D5DB | Moonstone Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 8.2 |
| Tom Color | #E9E9DF | FS 37875 Insignia White | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #DADBD5 | Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.1 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #F0F2F1 | Titanium White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
| Revell | #F3F2ED | White Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.1 |
| Golden | #F2F6F9 | Titanium White SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.4 |
| Warcolours | #EDEDED | Transparent White Transparent paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Mission Models | #DADADA | Light Gull Grey FS 16440 | ΔE 10.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #9BD1D1 | Aqua Turquoise Metallic Colors | ΔE 10.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 10.9 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 9.8 · similar
- E Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays ΔE 10.0 · far
- E Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Silver Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Gloss Varnish Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 11.6 · far
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