Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss)
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Gloss · X-23
#34B3D1 · L*67.7 a*-24.0 b*-25.0
The closest match to Tamiya Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Clear blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: The Army Painter Aegis Aqua, ΔE 1.2. 23 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 (Acrylics Mini Gloss)?
The Army Painter Aegis Aqua is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Arctic Blue (ΔE 2.1) and Mr. Paint Blue SU-33 (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sunrise Blue, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Clear blue Shop The Army Painter Aegis Aqua Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic set
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Aegis Aqua Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Voidshield Blue Warpaints WP1452 ΔE 3.5 · close
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Arctic Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Zima Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.9 · close
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue SU-33 Mr Paint MRP-199 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Porsche Gulf Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C013 ΔE 4.7 · close
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Scale75
- C Hiril Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.4 · close
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Duncan
- C Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Sunrise Blue Game Air 76.118 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Sky Blue Model Color 70.961 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11176 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Acrilex
- D Azul Celeste Paints 503 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Azul Piscina Paints 823 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Citadel
- D Baharroth Blue Layer ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Skink Blue Dry ΔE 6.1 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Light Blue Acrysion N45 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color H418 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Golden
- D Cobalt Teal Heavy Body 1145 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Teal OPEN Acrylics 7369 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Clear blue (Acrylics Mini Gloss) equivalent in Mig
- D Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics AMIG0224 ΔE 6.8 · similar
- E RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 14.7 · far
Clear blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #64B3DC | Cool Blue Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 6.8 |
| Foundry | #57A6CD | Tomb Blue Paint System | ΔE 6.9 |
| FolkArt | #42B8C2 | Calypso Sky Shiny™ | ΔE 6.9 |
| Reaper | #64B3BA | Surf Aqua Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| P3 | #00AFB8 | Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.3 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Arteza | #56B1E7 | Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Italeri | #3DC1C7 | Light Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #48D6FF | Dork | ΔE 9.4 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.6 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 11.1 |
| Mission Models | #759EA2 | US Blue Grey FS35189 | ΔE 11.7 |
| Liquitex | #8EDBE1 | Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 13.6 |
| Monument | #408C8E | Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 15.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 16.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Light blue Spray ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Clear blue Spray ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 9.0 · similar
- E Clear blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 11.2 · far
- E Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 12.6 · far
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