Paint Equivalents

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042

Mission Models · Mission Models · MMP-065

#154B63 · L*29.6 a*-8.4 b*-19.1

The closest match to Mission Models Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 in every other range, nearest first.

Mission Models Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 is a dark, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Star Blue at 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 Mission Models Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042?

AK Interactive Star Blue is the closest equivalent to Mission Models Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Manganese Blue Hue (ΔE 1.7) and Citadel Stegadon Scale Green (ΔE 2.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mission Models Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Wagram Blue, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Mission Models to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Star Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11185 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Pla Intermediate Blue AFV AK4253 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mission Models → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Mission Models → Liquitex conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Stegadon Scale Green Base ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Thousand Sons Blue Base ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mission Models → Citadel conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Abyssal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Twilight Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mission Models → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Wagram Blue Xpress Color 72.464 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Turquoise Model Color 70.966 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mission Models → Vallejo conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9230 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full Mission Models → Reaper conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Dark Kraken Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Turquoise Artist Range ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mission Models → Scale75 conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Golden

  1. B Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mission Models → Golden conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Union Blue Light Paint System 111C ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Night Sky Shade Paint System 62A ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mission Models → Foundry conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Turquoise Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2992 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Navajo Turquoise Acrylic Colors 99257 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mission Models → FolkArt conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Tuscan Teal Colors 21887 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Mission Models → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Mission Models → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Monument #2C4855 Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series ΔE 4.7
Tom Color #295673 Escama do Boitatá ΔE 4.8
Warcolours #003A52 Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.5
Mr. Paint #224058 Marking Blue Mr Paint ΔE 5.7
Mr. Hobby #194751 Engine Gray Fs16081 Mr Color ΔE 6.6
Tamiya #3D4E59 Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 7.4
Duncan #3E5165 Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 ΔE 7.6
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 8.9
Mig #1B4F88 Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics ΔE 9.2
Humbrol #24383F Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 9.4
P3 #285C8A Stormguard Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.4
Coat d'Arms #384861 Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 9.6
Revell #01448A Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 9.7
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.9
Creature #10545A Jade Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.3
Italeri #1D343A Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 10.4
Acrilex #3B5383 Azul Turquesa Paints ΔE 11.7
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 14.9

Nearest colours inside Mission Models

  1. D Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Graugrun RLM 74 ΔE 6.3 · similar
  3. D French Blue (Cobalt Blue) ΔE 8.5 · similar
  4. D USN Flight Deck Blue 21 ΔE 8.9 · similar
  5. D Intermediate Blue FS 35164 ΔE 9.9 · similar
  6. E Gunship Grey FS 36118 ΔE 10.7 · far

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