Ashen Blue
Reaper · Master Series Paints Core Colors · 9057
#557E90 · L*50.5 a*-9.3 b*-14.2
The closest match to Reaper Ashen Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Reaper Ashen Blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Eternal Blue, ΔE 1.8. 18 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 Reaper Ashen Blue?
The Army Painter Eternal Blue is the closest equivalent to Reaper Ashen Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Kimera Kolors Morning Sky (ΔE 3.0) and Mr. Hobby Faded Gray "Blassgrau" (ΔE 3.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Reaper Ashen Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Gray, ΔE 4.9 — a close substitute. The full Reaper to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Reaper Ashen Blue Shop The Army Painter Eternal Blue Shop The Army Painter D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments set
Ashen Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Eternal Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Runic Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Ashen Blue equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 9.4 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Faded Gray "Blassgrau" Mr Color 515 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Intermediate Blue Fs35164 Mr Color 366 ΔE 4.6 · close
Ashen Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Night Sky Light Paint System 62C ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D British Blue Grey Paint System 75B ΔE 6.6 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Amt-7 (a-28m) Light Blue Air AK2244 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Blue Fs 35190 10ml Real Colors - Air RC236 ΔE 4.7 · close
Ashen Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Tropical Blue Gloss™ 20348 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Sky Haze Gloss™ 23891E ΔE 6.8 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Teal Acrylic Colors 405 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Blue Pearl Metallics 670 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in Monument
- C Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints 056 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise Pro Signature Series S34 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Gris Bleu Chair TC-0141 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Raf Pru Blue Faded TC-0096 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Medium Gray Model Air 71.114 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Blue Grey Mecha Color 69.015 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Ashen Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C J.a.s.d.f. Blue Mr Paint MRP-295 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Blue Grey M-485 Mr Paint MRP-133 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Ashen Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Scale75 | #6C8997 | Bering Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Citadel | #507085 | Russ Grey Air | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tamiya | #6C8C99 | Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mission Models | #6E8188 | Medium Grey FS 35237 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #607C7F | Non Specular Intermediate Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| P3 | #2E728B | Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #6D7D8A | Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 8.0 |
| Golden | #287683 | Light Turquoise (phthalo) Heavy Body | ΔE 8.5 |
| Revell | #798790 | Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.8 |
| Warcolours | #008DB5 | Blue 2 Layer paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 10.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 11.5 |
| Liquitex | #037BC9 | Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.4 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.4 |
Nearest colours inside Reaper
- C Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Tropical Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D Morning-After Blues Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 9.5 · similar
- E Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 10.6 · far
- E True Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 10.9 · far
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