Clear blue (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-72
#34B0B9 · L*66.0 a*-30.0 b*-14.4
The closest match to Tamiya Clear blue (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Clear blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being P3 Meredius Blue 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
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Clear blue (Spray)?
P3 Meredius Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Clear blue (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Turquoise Siren (ΔE 1.7) and Mr. Paint Ford Gt Gulf Blue {heritage Edition} (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Clear blue (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 6.7 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Clear blue Shop P3 Meredius Blue Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in P3
- A Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Turquoise Siren Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Toxic Mist Warpaints WP1437 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Ford Gt Gulf Blue {heritage Edition} Mr Paint - Car MRP-C001 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Light Blue SU-34 Mr Paint MRP-202 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Calypso Sky Shiny™ 2710 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Aqua Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2921 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Golden
- C Teal Fluid 2369 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6645 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Duncan
- C Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Omega Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Reaper
- C Surf Aqua Master Series Paints Core Colors 9078 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Siren's Song Master Series Paints Bones 9489 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Citadel
- C Baharroth Blue Layer ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Skink Blue Dry ΔE 4.7 · close
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Italeri
- C Light Blue Acrylic Paint 4650AP ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint 4778AP ΔE 10.9 · far
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gray Fs36375 Aqueous Hobby Color H308 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Metal Green Mr Metallic Color GX GX205 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Warcolours
- D Turquoise 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints ΔE 7.9 · similar
Clear blue (Spray) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Caribbean Colors 20247 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Acapulco Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21972E ΔE 6.2 · similar
Clear blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #69ACB5 | Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 5.5 |
| Scale75 | #4AA9BF | Hiril Blue Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Vallejo | #019CA1 | Turquoise Mecha Color | ΔE 6.7 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.8 |
| Mission Models | #02ADA5 | Iridescent Duck Teal | ΔE 7.1 |
| Acrilex | #56C3BF | Turquesa Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| AK Interactive | #69B4C7 | Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #4CCCD5 | Curacao | ΔE 7.6 |
| Foundry | #7CB7C7 | Tomb Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 9.2 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.5 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 10.5 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 11.5 |
| Monument | #408C8E | Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #149D8B | Jade Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.4 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 14.1 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 17.6 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- D Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Light blue Spray ΔE 8.2 · similar
- E Coral blue Spray ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray ΔE 12.1 · far
- E Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 12.3 · far
- E Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray ΔE 13.2 · far
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