Dark Kraken
Scale75 · Instant Colors Range
#194A5B · L*29.1 a*-10.2 b*-14.8
The closest match to Scale75 Dark Kraken in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Dark Kraken is a dark, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cobalt Turquoise at ΔE 2.0. 17 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Dark Kraken?
Golden Cobalt Turquoise is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Dark Kraken in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Navajo Turquoise (ΔE 2.0) and Citadel Akhelian Green (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Dark Kraken?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 4.3 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Dark Kraken Shop Golden Cobalt Turquoise (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Dark Kraken equivalent in Golden
- A Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics 7144 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Dark Kraken equivalent in FolkArt
- A Navajo Turquoise Acrylic Colors 99257 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark Kraken equivalent in Citadel
- B Akhelian Green Contrast ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Stegadon Scale Green Base ΔE 3.4 · very close
Dark Kraken equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ocean Depths Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Azure Magic Warpaints Air ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark Kraken equivalent in Mission Models
- B Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 MMP-099 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 MMP-065 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Kraken equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Tuscan Teal Colors 21887 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Award Blue Colors 21892 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Dark Kraken equivalent in Liquitex
- B Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 470 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Dark Kraken equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Star Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11185 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Medium Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11184 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Kraken equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Engine Gray Fs16081 Mr Color 339 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Extra Dark Seagray Bs381c 640 Mr Color 333 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Kraken equivalent in Monument
- C Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald Pro Signature Series S20 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Dark Kraken equivalent in Foundry
- C Teal Blue Shade Paint System 24A ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Union Blue Light Paint System 111C ΔE 5.1 · similar
Dark Kraken equivalent in Vallejo
- C Turquoise Model Color 70.966 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Wagram Blue Xpress Color 72.464 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Kraken in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #2C4655 | Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.5 |
| Reaper | #124560 | Soft Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Warcolours | #003A52 | Marine 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #2D565C | Verde Azzurro Scuro Mr Paint | ΔE 6.6 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.1 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Tamiya | #3D4E59 | Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray | ΔE 7.2 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.8 |
| Creature | #10545A | Jade Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.8 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.6 |
| P3 | #005A61 | Coal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Mig | #3D595A | Dull Green Acrylics | ΔE 9.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.3 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.3 |
| Acrilex | #3B5383 | Azul Turquesa Paints | ΔE 14.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 15.6 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- C Caspian Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Turquoise Artist Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Innsmouth Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Cantabric Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Turquoise Ink Artist Range ΔE 6.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot