Paint Equivalents

Clear Blue

Revell · Email Color - Gloss

#A8DEF8 · L*85.7 a*-11.2 b*-18.2

The closest match to Revell Clear Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Revell Clear Blue is a very light, moderately saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Turbo Dork Maguro at ΔE 3.4 — very close. 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 Revell Clear Blue?

Turbo Dork Maguro is the closest equivalent to Revell Clear Blue in any other range, at ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Blue 1 (ΔE 3.6) and Apple Barrel Bright Blue (ΔE 3.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Clear Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Frost, ΔE 5.7 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Revell Clear Blue Shop Turbo Dork Maguro

Clear Blue equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. B Maguro ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Dork ΔE 9.1 · similar

Clear Blue equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Revell → Warcolours conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Bright Blue Colors 20225 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21973E ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full Revell → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Monument

  1. C Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 055 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. E Turquoise Pro Acrylic Paints 054 ΔE 14.5 · far

Full Revell → Monument conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Acrilex

  1. C Azul Hortênsia Paints 579 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Azul Água Paints 919 ΔE 9.8 · similar

Full Revell → Acrilex conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Lupin Grey Fantasy Range 151 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. E Elven Grey Fantasy Range 122 ΔE 14.1 · far

Full Revell → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. D Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Plasma Coil Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 8.4 · similar

Full Revell → The Army Painter conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. D Frost Game Color Special FX 72.604 ΔE 5.7 · similar
  2. D Sky Blue Mecha Color 69.017 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Revell → Vallejo conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. D Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.7 · similar

Full Revell → Citadel conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. D Pla Light Blue AFV AK4254 ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. D Wwi German Light Blue Air (3rd Gen) AK11806 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Revell → AK Interactive conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. D Sky Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. E Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 12.7 · far

Full Revell → Scale75 conversion chart

Clear Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. D Tourmaline Green Mr Crystal Color XC06 ΔE 6.9 · similar
  2. D Smoke Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H96 ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Revell → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Clear Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Reaper #8CC2DA Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 7.0
Mig #B4CEDB Light Blue Acrylics ΔE 7.0
FolkArt #A0C3D7 Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.0
Green Stuff World #95CAF6 Sharkfin Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 7.3
Foundry #87C3E7 Vivid Blue Light Paint System ΔE 7.3
Mr. Paint #92C6D4 Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint ΔE 7.4
Arteza #8FBCD8 Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.5
Duncan #B7D5D8 Ion Blue Wave 3 ΔE 8.8
Humbrol #C2D7F2 Pastel Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.1
P3 #C0D4D9 Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.3
Liquitex #8EDBE1 Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.8
Mission Models #B7C8D2 Arcadian Blue (F 1965) ΔE 9.8
Tamiya #98B4C0 Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 11.5
Golden #CAD3E2 Zinc White Heavy Body ΔE 12.1
Tom Color #D2DAE5 Highlight Skin Tone ΔE 12.2
Italeri #C8D5D2 Lichtblau RLM 76 Acrylic Paint ΔE 13.3
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 15.5
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 16.2

Nearest colours inside Revell

  1. E Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 14.2 · far
  2. E Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 14.8 · far
  3. E White Email Color - Silk ΔE 14.8 · far
  4. E Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 14.8 · far
  5. E Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 15.8 · far
  6. E Clear Email Color - Gloss ΔE 18.1 · far

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