Greyish Blue
Revell · Email Color - Matt
#5B6870 · L*43.2 a*-3.0 b*-6.1
The closest match to Revell Greyish Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Greyish Blue is a dark, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Rebel Grey, ΔE 1.8. 15 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 Greyish Blue?
Foundry Rebel Grey is the closest equivalent to Revell Greyish Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Ocean Grey (bs 629) (ΔE 2.2) and Mr. Hobby Ocean Gray (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Greyish Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Intermediate Blue, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Greyish Blue Shop Foundry Rebel Grey Shop Foundry Paint System set
Greyish Blue equivalent in Foundry
- A Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Greyish Blue equivalent in Mig
- B Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics AMIG0235 ΔE 3.9 · close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H22 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- B Intermediate Blue Model Color 70.903 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B French Mirage Blue Model Color 70.900 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint MRP-439 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-113 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Greyish Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B French Artillery Grey AFV AK4052 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Raf Ocean Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11842 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Warcolours
- B Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
Greyish Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Dungeon Stone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.5 · very close
- B Skeleton Bone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.5 · very close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Ana 603 Sea Grey TC-0161 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C FS 36152 TC-0034 ΔE 3.9 · close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF MMP-138 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Intermediate Blue FS 35164 MMP-071 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Greyish Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- C IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-15 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 4.2 · close
Greyish Blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Greyish Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| FolkArt | #66696E | Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #556363 | Slate Grey World War II Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #4E6B7D | Sky Blue Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #556477 | Ocean Gray Warfront Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Citadel | #507085 | Russ Grey Air | ΔE 6.7 |
| Humbrol | #575B5A | Primer Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Reaper | #707070 | Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.6 |
| Golden | #6D6968 | N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 9.1 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.8 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.6 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- C Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Dust Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Olive Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 8.4 · similar
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