Paint Equivalents

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range)

Scale75 · Scale Color Range

#9FB3BC · L*71.7 a*-5.0 b*-6.9

The closest match to Scale75 Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) in every other range, nearest first.

Scale75 Artic Blue is a light, muted blue-green. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Gargoyle Grey at ΔE 1.3. 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 Scale75 Artic Blue (Scale Color Range)?

Reaper Gargoyle Grey is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Flat clear (ΔE 1.3) and Foundry British Gun Grey Light (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Artic Blue (Scale Color Range)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian AF Grey N.8, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Scale75 Artic Blue Shop Reaper Gargoyle Grey Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Bones set

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Scale75 → Reaper conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Flat clear Lacquer Paint LP-23 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Scale75 → Tamiya conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Gun Grey Light Paint System 108C ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. D British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Scale75 → Foundry conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A WWI German Light Blue Air AK2276 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B RAL 7001 Silver Grey (silbergrau) Air AK2173 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Scale75 → AK Interactive conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A China Blue Colors 21483 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Scale75 → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Russian AF Grey N.8 Model Air 71.345 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Stone Grey Mecha Color 69.024 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Scale75 → Vallejo conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion N61 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Gun Chrome Mr Color 104 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Scale75 → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 127 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin S165 ΔE 6.6 · similar

Full Scale75 → Humbrol conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4762AP ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Silver Acrylic Paint 4678AP ΔE 9.7 · similar

Full Scale75 → Italeri conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Light Grey SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-296 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Light Sky Blue FS35526 Mr Paint MRP-397 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Scale75 → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Scale75 → Citadel conversion chart

Artic Blue (Scale Color Range) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer TCP-001 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. C Barley Grey TC-0181 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Scale75 → Tom Color conversion chart

Artic Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #9CA6AF Baby Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1
Arteza #92B8C3 Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.2
Mission Models #B4BCBF USN Pale Grey Blue 5P ΔE 5.5
Golden #9FACBD Zinc White OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.7
Green Stuff World #ACB1B7 Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 5.8
The Army Painter #B7C6C9 Battleship Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.0
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.1
Monument #AFBDBA Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.5
Mig #92A2A2 Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics ΔE 6.6
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 6.7
Revell #A6A9AE Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 7.0
Coat d'Arms #B0BBB7 Horse Tone – Grey Military Range ΔE 7.0
Duncan #939EA0 Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 7.0
P3 #BFCACE Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.3
Warcolours #A5A5A5 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 8.8
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.3
Acrilex #AFDAE7 Azul Hortênsia Paints ΔE 10.8
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 15.3

Nearest colours inside Scale75

  1. D Hellbound Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.2 · similar
  2. D Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 7.3 · similar
  3. D Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 9.4 · similar
  4. D Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 9.6 · similar
  5. D Pastel Green Artist Range ΔE 9.9 · similar
  6. E Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 10.8 · far

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