Smoke Blue
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H96
#D3EDFB · L*92.3 a*-5.7 b*-9.6
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Smoke Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Smoke Blue is a very light, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Reaper Blue Flame, ΔE 0.5. 24 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 Smoke Blue?
Reaper Blue Flame is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Smoke Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Azul Água (ΔE 2.3) and AK Interactive Wwi German Light Blue (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Smoke Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sky Blue, ΔE 6.2 — 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 Smoke Blue Shop Reaper Blue Flame Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Bones set
Smoke Blue equivalent in Reaper
- A Blue Flame Master Series Paints Bones 9480 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Irrisen Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89525 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Smoke Blue equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Água Paints 919 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Azul Hortênsia Paints 579 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Wwi German Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11806 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Snow Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11174 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in Monument
- C Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 055 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series S21 ΔE 10.0 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in Mig
- C RLM 65 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0231 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Lupin Grey Fantasy Range 151 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Silver Military Range 220 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Sky Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 9.1 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Cold Flesh D&D Undead Set ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Gorgon Hide Warpaints WP1428 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in P3
- D Frostbite Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- D Sky Blue Model Air 71.306 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Russian AF Grey Protective Coat Model Air 71.344 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in Humbrol
- D Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays S191 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt 44 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Smoke Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- D Sky Mist Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2952 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Aquamarine Metallics 655 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Smoke Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #D2DAE5 | Highlight Skin Tone | ΔE 7.1 |
| Warcolours | #D1E1FA | Blue Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #DEE3E9 | Aquamarine Colors | ΔE 7.4 |
| Revell | #A8DEF8 | Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #B7D5D8 | Ion Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Golden | #CAD3E2 | Zinc White Heavy Body | ΔE 8.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #E0E3E8 | Quicksilver Metallic Colors | ΔE 8.3 |
| Tamiya | #D4D9DC | Mica silver Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mission Models | #B7C8D2 | Arcadian Blue (F 1965) | ΔE 8.7 |
| Citadel | #DADDDF | Necron Compound Dry | ΔE 8.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 9.2 |
| Italeri | #C8D5D2 | Lichtblau RLM 76 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.3 |
| Foundry | #E7E8E9 | Gun Metal Light Paint System | ΔE 9.4 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.5 |
| Liquitex | #F4F5F9 | Iridescent Bright Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #BCC6CF | Light Gray Mr Paint | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.0 |
| Creature | #DADBD5 | Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.0 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C RLM76 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Blue Fs35622 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Oxide Green Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Diamond Silver Mr Crystal Color ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D RX-78 Yellow Gundam Color Spray ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Tourmaline Green Mr Crystal Color ΔE 8.5 · similar
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