RLM 78
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint - Aqua Colors · MRP-A069
#78ABBE · L*67.2 a*-12.0 b*-15.1
The closest match to Mr. Paint RLM 78 in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint RLM 78 is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Hobby RLM78 Light Blue A, ΔE 1.9. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint RLM 78?
Mr. Hobby RLM78 Light Blue A is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint RLM 78 in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Ocean View (ΔE 2.7) and Reaper Hobgoblin Blue (ΔE 3.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint RLM 78?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sky Blue, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint RLM 78 Shop Mr. Hobby RLM78 Light Blue A Shop Mr. Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color set
RLM 78 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Rlm78 Light Blue Mr Color 118 ΔE 2.7 · very close
RLM 78 equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2748 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 3.9 · close
RLM 78 equivalent in Reaper
- B Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89529 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Emerald Green Master Series Paints Core Colors 9103 ΔE 5.1 · similar
RLM 78 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Pool Blue Colors 20223 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 3.4 · very close
RLM 78 equivalent in Scale75
- B Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.3 · close
RLM 78 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) AK11879 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air RC239 ΔE 3.6 · close
RLM 78 equivalent in Foundry
- C Tomb Blue Light Paint System 23C ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 6.3 · similar
RLM 78 equivalent in Vallejo
- C Sky Blue Model Color 70.961 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Flanker Blue Model Air 71.337 ΔE 5.1 · similar
RLM 78 equivalent in P3
- C Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.4 · close
- E Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.3 · far
RLM 78 equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 6.2 · similar
RLM 78 equivalent in Arteza
- D Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 6.7 · similar
RLM 78 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.0 · similar
RLM 78 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 6.5 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.6 |
| The Army Painter | #5BBCD7 | Voidshield Blue Warpaints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mission Models | #759EA2 | US Blue Grey FS35189 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Duncan | #47B0C2 | Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Citadel | #93ABAF | Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.8 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.1 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.6 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 11.6 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 12.8 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 13.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- B Blue SU-35 Mr Paint ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B RLM 78 Hellblau Mr Paint ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Russia Cockpit Blue Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Air Superiority Blue FS35450 Mr Paint ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Light Blue SU-27/33 Mr Paint ΔE 4.6 · close
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