Paint Equivalents

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20)

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 20

#4FBAA1 · L*69.0 a*-36.9 b*3.5

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Light Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Tamiya Coral blue, ΔE 1.4. 19 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 Mr. Hobby Light Blue (Mr Color, 20)?

Tamiya Coral blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Verdigris (ΔE 2.6) and Arteza Emerald Green (ΔE 3.0).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Light Blue (Mr Color, 20)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Ghost Green, ΔE 7.3 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Light Blue Shop Tamiya Coral blue Shop Tamiya Spray set

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Coral blue Spray TS-41 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. E Light blue Aircraft Spray AS-5 ΔE 10.9 · far

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Verdigris Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Aqua Alchemy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Emerald Green Acrylic Premium Paints A602 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Pearl Cactus Green Acrylic Pearl Paints A230 ΔE 8.5 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Arteza conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Porsche Mint Green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C036 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. D Us Non Chromate Epoxy Primer Mr Paint MRP-191 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Nihilakh Oxide Technical ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Gauss Blaster Green Layer ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Mint Twister Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Emerald Getaway Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Copper Verdigris Master Series Paints Core Colors 9304 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Spectral Glow Master Series Paints Bones 9416 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Ghoul Green Wave 2 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Omega Blue Wave 3 ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Jade Green Artist Range ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Surfer Orc Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Viridian Pure™ Artist Pigment 7110 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Patina Acrylic Colors 444 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Mint Crush Gloss™ 20286E ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Key West Colors 21481 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Turquoise 2 Layer paints ΔE 8.7 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Warcolours conversion chart

Light Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
AK Interactive #6EC0B4 Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 5.7
Vallejo #54B484 Ghost Green Game Air ΔE 7.3
Mission Models #02ADA5 Iridescent Duck Teal ΔE 7.6
Acrilex #56C3BF Turquesa Paints ΔE 8.1
Liquitex #5AAC7C Bright Aqua Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.8
Coat d'Arms #149D8B Jade Green Fantasy Range ΔE 9.4
Turbo Dork #40C385 Absinthe ΔE 9.5
Golden #05C383 Transparent Phthalo Green BS High Flow ΔE 9.8
Italeri #64A879 Pale Green Acrylic Paint ΔE 10.0
Revell #86B9B4 Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 10.2
Foundry #0A9C92 Teal Blue Light Paint System ΔE 10.6
Mig #9AC4B6 RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics ΔE 10.8
P3 #00AFB8 Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.8
Tom Color #739D75 Verde Mimetico 53192 ΔE 13.0
Monument #12A361 Rogue Hobbies Bright Green Pro Signature Series ΔE 13.6
Creature #269B41 Green Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 18.9
Humbrol #C0D0A1 Lime Green Aerosol Sprays ΔE 19.5
Kimera Kolors #6F7C63 Fallen Grass Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 23.2

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. D Interior Turquoise Green (Soviet) Mr Color ΔE 7.8 · similar
  2. D Metal Green Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 8.7 · similar
  3. E Light Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 10.6 · far
  4. E IJN Gray Green (Nakajima) Acrysion ΔE 10.7 · far
  5. E Pale Green Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 12.0 · far
  6. E U.N.T'.s MS Gray Gundam Color Spray ΔE 12.2 · far

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