RX-78 Blue
Mr. Hobby · Gundam Color for Builders · UG20
#E72D1C · L*50.6 a*68.1 b*54.7
The closest match to Mr. Hobby RX-78 Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby RX-78 Blue is a mid-toned, vivid red. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Wild Rider Red at ΔE 0.4. 5 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 RX-78 Blue?
Citadel Wild Rider Red is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby RX-78 Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Red / Vermilion Cadmium Red. (ΔE 1.1) and Vallejo Hot Orange (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby RX-78 Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Hot Orange, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby RX-78 Blue Shop Citadel Wild Rider Red Shop Citadel Layer set
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Citadel
- A Wild Rider Red Layer ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Jokaero Orange Base ΔE 3.3 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Red / Vermilion Cadmium Red. Figures AK3048 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) AK11088 ΔE 3.3 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Hot Orange Game Color 72.009 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Dark Orange Arte Deco 85.028 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- A Vermelho Flame TCUP-06 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Suco De Laranja TCUP-05 ΔE 3.8 · close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Scale75
- A Life Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Neon Red Artist Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Bright Red Paint System 15B ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B British Redcoat Paint System 68B ΔE 3.0 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- A Metallic Red Metallic paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Red Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 3.7 · close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in P3
- B Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Khador Red Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.0 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Golden
- B Pyrrole Red Light Heavy Body 1279 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Naphthol Red Light SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6550 ΔE 2.2 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Red Truth Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Red Fluor Metallic ΔE 3.3 · very close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Reaper
- B Magma Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9217 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Brilliant Red Master Series Paints Bones 9468 ΔE 4.1 · close
RX-78 Blue equivalent in Liquitex
- B Cadmium-free Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix 893 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix 035 ΔE 7.2 · similar
RX-78 Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #E22E0D | Mythical Orange Warpaints | ΔE 2.5 |
| Acrilex | #EE3B23 | Laranja Paints | ΔE 2.8 |
| Tamiya | #E70012 | Pure red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mission Models | #ED1B24 | Insignia Red FS 31136 | ΔE 3.0 |
| Humbrol | #E0181B | Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #EE3A18 | Orange Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| Revell | #FA0200 | Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.5 |
| Duncan | #D94A2E | Fanatic Orange Wave 1 | ΔE 3.8 |
| FolkArt | #D94927 | Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FE0000 | Ruby Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #FE0000 | Luminous Red RAL 3024 Mr Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #DB2C00 | Orange Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Italeri | #E84925 | Orange Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #EF3A37 | Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D5502B | Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 7.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #D94E50 | Redrum | ΔE 9.9 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Fluorescent Orange Acrysion ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Clear Red Acrysion ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Fluorescent Red Acrysion ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Harmann Red Mr Color GX ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Red Acrysion ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Shine Red Acrysion ΔE 3.0 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot