Paint Equivalents

Grey Blue

Monument · Monument Pro Acrylic Paints · 055

#BCE3F2 · L*88.0 a*-9.4 b*-11.5

The closest match to Monument Grey Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Monument Grey Blue is a very light, muted blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Scale75 Sky Blue at ΔE 2.3 — very close. 23 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 Monument Grey Blue?

Scale75 Sky Blue is the closest equivalent to Monument Grey Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Azul Hortênsia (ΔE 2.8) and Reaper Irrisen Blue (ΔE 3.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Monument Grey Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Sky Blue, ΔE 6.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Monument to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Monument Grey Blue Shop Scale75 Sky Blue (Artist Range) Shop Scale75 Artist Range set

Grey Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Sky Blue Artist Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. E Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 10.7 · far

Full Monument → Scale75 conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Azul Hortênsia Paints 579 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Azul Água Paints 919 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Monument → Acrilex conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Irrisen Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89525 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Blue Flame Master Series Paints Bones 9480 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Monument → Reaper conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. C Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. E Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 11.6 · far

Full Monument → Revell conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C RLM76 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H417 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Smoke Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H96 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Monument → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Lupin Grey Fantasy Range 151 ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. E Elven Grey Fantasy Range 122 ΔE 10.6 · far

Full Monument → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C Wwi German Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11806 ΔE 4.9 · close
  2. D Pla Light Blue AFV AK4254 ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full Monument → AK Interactive conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.0 · similar
  2. D Blue Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 9.8 · similar

Full Monument → Warcolours conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Mig

  1. D RLM 65 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0231 ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Monument → Mig conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. D Ion Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
  2. E Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 13.0 · far

Full Monument → Duncan conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. D Sky Blue Model Air 71.306 ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Russian AF Grey Protective Coat Model Air 71.344 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Monument → Vallejo conversion chart

Grey Blue equivalent in P3

  1. D Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.2 · similar
  2. D Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.6 · similar

Full Monument → P3 conversion chart

Grey Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Apple Barrel #A6D2EF Bright Blue Colors ΔE 6.3
FolkArt #AAC8D2 Marina Mist Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.6
Turbo Dork #90DDFE Maguro ΔE 7.3
Mr. Paint #A6D2D3 Light Blue Grey SU-27/33 Mr Paint ΔE 8.0
Mission Models #B7C8D2 Arcadian Blue (F 1965) ΔE 8.2
Citadel #81D3EB Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.7
Humbrol #C2D7F2 Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.9
The Army Painter #84CEF0 Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.0
Green Stuff World #9BD1D1 Aqua Turquoise Metallic Colors ΔE 9.7
Italeri #C8D5D2 Lichtblau RLM 76 Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.7
Tom Color #D2DAE5 Highlight Skin Tone ΔE 9.8
Liquitex #8EDBE1 Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.8
Golden #CAD3E2 Zinc White Heavy Body ΔE 10.3
Foundry #87C3E7 Vivid Blue Light Paint System ΔE 10.6
Tamiya #D4D9DC Mica silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 10.7
Arteza #8FBCD8 Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 10.7
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 13.0
Creature #DADBD5 Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.9

Nearest colours inside Monument

  1. E Bright Pale Green Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 12.1 · far
  2. E Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series ΔE 12.5 · far
  3. E Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series ΔE 13.1 · far
  4. E Bold Titanium White Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 13.6 · far
  5. E PRIME White Pro Acrylic Primer ΔE 13.6 · far
  6. E Transparent White Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 13.9 · far

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