Light Blue
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-353
#84B7A8 · L*70.6 a*-20.0 b*2.2
The closest match to Mr. Paint Light Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint Light Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Key West, ΔE 1.2. 21 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 Light Blue?
Apple Barrel Key West is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Light Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Light Gray (ΔE 3.6) and Vallejo Green Rush (ΔE 3.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Light Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Green Rush, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint Light Blue Shop Apple Barrel Key West Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Light Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Key West Colors 21481 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Mint Crush Gloss™ 20286E ΔE 6.6 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Light Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H324 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D IJN Gray Green (Nakajima) Acrysion N62 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Green Rush Game Color Special FX 72.605 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Verdigris Game Color 72.096 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Italeri
- C Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint 4778AP ΔE 3.9 · close
- E Flat Italian Interior Green Acrylic Paint 4855AP ΔE 10.7 · far
Light Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-23 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Light blue Aircraft Spray AS-5 ΔE 4.2 · close
Light Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Autumn Sage Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Hazardous Smog Warpaints Air ΔE 6.2 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.9 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Caribbean Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Emerald Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 7.2 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Mig
- C RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics AMIG0063 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Matt Aluminum Acrylics AMIG0194 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in Citadel
- D Gauss Blaster Green Layer ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Hellion Green Dry ΔE 5.2 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air RC206 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D A-18f Light Grey-blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11912 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Light Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- D Adrift Acrylic Colors 6460 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Patina Acrylic Colors 444 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Light Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #97C9C0 | Sea Grey World War II Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.9 |
| Reaper | #6BC4AE | Copper Verdigris Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #61A694 | Storm Surge Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mission Models | #93B1AF | Hellblau RLM 65 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #58B9B6 | Omega Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Arteza | #88A38E | Pearl Pastel Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Acrilex | #56C3BF | Turquesa Paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Tom Color | #89A08C | Ija Light Green Grey | ΔE 9.2 |
| Foundry | #7E9C84 | Forest Green Light Paint System | ΔE 9.5 |
| P3 | #99AB90 | Riven Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.9 |
| Warcolours | #01B1AE | Turquoise 2 Layer paints | ΔE 11.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #7BAA78 | Gordian Knot | ΔE 11.9 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 12.2 |
| Golden | #00BCC1 | Teal Fluid | ΔE 12.3 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.6 |
| Humbrol | #C0D0A1 | Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 15.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 20.5 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- C Grigio Azzurro Mr Paint ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Light Admiralty Grey Bs697 Mr Paint ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Interni Subalare Mr Paint ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D A Ii G Light Blue Mr Paint ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Porsche Mint Green Mr Paint - Car ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Blaugrün Mr Paint ΔE 7.0 · similar
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