Rlm78 Light Blue
Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 118
#81A7B6 · L*66.3 a*-9.3 b*-11.9
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue is a light, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Ocean View, ΔE 0.7. 20 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 Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue?
FolkArt Ocean View is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Dark ghost gray (ΔE 2.1) and Mr. Paint Blue SU-35 (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flanker Blue, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue Shop FolkArt Ocean View (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- A Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2748 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Dolphin Acrylic Colors 4665 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 4.9 · close
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-298 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B RLM 78 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A069 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Pool Blue Colors 20223 ΔE 4.6 · close
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in P3
- B Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- E Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.4 · far
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Aii Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11910 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) AK11879 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Flanker Blue Model Air 71.337 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Pale Blue Model Color 70.906 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89529 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Emerald Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9103 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Foundry
- C British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 4.4 · close
- D British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 5.2 · similar
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Rlm78 Light Blue equivalent in Citadel
- D Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Celestra Grey Base ΔE 6.7 · similar
Rlm78 Light Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Duncan | #78969D | Frost Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mission Models | #759EA2 | US Blue Grey FS35189 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mig | #819B9C | RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics | ΔE 7.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 7.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #69ACB5 | Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 7.3 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.4 |
| The Army Painter | #7A97B1 | Fog Grey Warpaints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Revell | #8C969F | Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 9.3 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 9.5 |
| Acrilex | #82A8D3 | Azul Bali Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 10.2 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 12.0 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.4 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion ΔE 4.0 · close
- D RLM65 Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Gray Fs36375 Mr Color ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Blue Gray Fs35189 Mr Color ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color ΔE 7.8 · similar
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