Cobalt Metal
Scale75 · Metal N Alchemy Range
#7FA2B5 · L*64.7 a*-7.4 b*-13.7
The closest match to Scale75 Cobalt Metal in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Cobalt Metal is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Dark ghost gray at ΔE 1.6. 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Cobalt Metal?
Tamiya Dark ghost gray is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Cobalt Metal in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Dolphin (ΔE 1.7) and Mr. Hobby Rlm78 Light Blue (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Cobalt Metal?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian AF Grey N.7, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Cobalt Metal Shop Tamiya Dark ghost gray Shop Tamiya Lacquer Paint set
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Tamiya
- A Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-37 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Cobalt Metal equivalent in FolkArt
- A Dolphin Acrylic Colors 4665 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Ocean View Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2748 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Rlm78 Light Blue Mr Color 118 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion SP115 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-298 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint MRP-230 ΔE 3.9 · close
Cobalt Metal equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) AK11879 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air RC239 ΔE 4.1 · close
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Vallejo
- C Russian AF Grey N.7 Model Air 71.343 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Flanker Blue Model Air 71.337 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Cobalt Metal equivalent in P3
- C Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Reaper
- C Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89529 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9420 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Foundry
- C British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 4.6 · close
- C British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 4.6 · close
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Light Blue Gloss™ 20364 ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Pool Blue Colors 20223 ΔE 4.7 · close
Cobalt Metal equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Fog Grey Warpaints WP1427 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Runic Cobalt Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.8 · similar
Cobalt Metal equivalent in Turbo Dork
- D Blue Steel ΔE 5.4 · similar
- E Da Ba Dee ΔE 10.6 · far
Cobalt Metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #6D94B3 | Fenrisian Grey Air | ΔE 6.2 |
| Duncan | #78969D | Frost Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Tom Color | #7094B4 | FS 35231 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 7.7 |
| Mig | #819B9C | RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics | ΔE 8.0 |
| Revell | #8C969F | Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 8.0 |
| Acrilex | #82A8D3 | Azul Bali Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.7 |
| Warcolours | #579DD0 | Transparent Blue Transparent paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 9.2 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.4 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 11.5 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.2 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Hiril Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 9.2 · similar
- D Light Sky Warfront Range ΔE 9.9 · similar
- E Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 11.1 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot