Paint Equivalents

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint)

Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-155

#1A2A37 · L*16.3 a*-2.3 b*-10.5

The closest match to Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Blue is a very dark, muted blue. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Liquitex Prussian Blue Hue at ΔE 1.2. 14 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. Paint Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint)?

Liquitex Prussian Blue Hue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Indigo Night (ΔE 1.7) and Tom Color FS 15045 (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Abyssal Turquoise, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Paint Burnt Metal Blue Shop Liquitex Prussian Blue Hue Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 320 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. C Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Liquitex conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Indigo Night Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 99239 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Navy Blue Acrylic Colors 403 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Mr. Paint → FolkArt conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A FS 15045 TC-0011 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Night Blue TC-0114 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Tom Color conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Abyssal Turquoise Game Air 76.120 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Glossy Sea Blue Model Air 71.300 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Vallejo conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Light Prussian Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11186 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Sea Blue Air AK2233 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → AK Interactive conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Remove Mana Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Prusian Blue Artist Range ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Scale75 conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Thunder Storm Warpaints Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Deep Ocean Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Mr. Paint → The Army Painter conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color H328 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Blue Fs15044 Mr Color 326 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Union Blue Shade Paint System 111A ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C French Blue Shade Paint System 65A ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Foundry conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Coal Black Master Series Paints Core Colors 9693 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Breonne Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9055 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Reaper conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Ben Komets Dark Sea Ben Pro Signature Series S13 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Monument conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue (Mr Paint) equivalent in Mig

  1. C Crystal Black Blue Acrylics AMIG0099 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Fs 25042 Sea Blue (ana 606) Acrylics AMIG0227 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Mig conversion chart

Burnt Metal Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Warcolours #293543 Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.1
Green Stuff World #2A333C Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.1
Creature #141D26 Dark Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.6
Golden #262B31 Payne's Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 4.8
Tamiya #112135 Deep metallic blue Spray ΔE 5.4
Apple Barrel #191F2B English Navy Colors ΔE 5.4
Humbrol #24383F Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 6.4
Citadel #001522 Chaos Black Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.6
Italeri #1D343A Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.8
Mission Models #2A2B30 Pearl Deep Black ΔE 6.9
Revell #2E2F34 Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.2
Duncan #34444C Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 8.9
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 9.8
Arteza #131318 Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.8
Coat d'Arms #384861 Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 11.4
P3 #2A2524 Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.8
Acrilex #1E1B17 Preto Paints ΔE 12.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 19.8

Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint

  1. A Burnt Metal Blue Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Sea Blue FS35042 Mr Paint ΔE 2.5 · very close
  3. B Sea Blue FS15042 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint ΔE 3.7 · close
  5. C Insignia Blue FS15044 - Ana 502 Mr Paint ΔE 4.4 · close
  6. C IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint ΔE 4.8 · close

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