Coral blue
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-41
#4EB8A3 · L*68.4 a*-35.6 b*1.5
The closest match to Tamiya Coral blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Coral blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Hobby Light Blue, ΔE 1.4. 19 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 Coral blue?
Mr. Hobby Light Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Coral blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Aqua Alchemy (ΔE 2.7) and Mr. Paint Porsche Mint Green (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Coral blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Green Rush, ΔE 8.1 — 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 Coral blue Shop Mr. Hobby Light Blue (Mr Color, 20) Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set
Coral blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Light Blue Mr Color 20 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Metal Green Mr Metallic Color GX GX205 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Aqua Alchemy Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Verdigris Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.5 · close
Coral blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Mint Green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C036 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D A Ii G Light Blue Mr Paint MRP-024 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Viridian Pure™ Artist Pigment 7110 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Patina Acrylic Colors 444 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Coral blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Mint Twister Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Emerald Getaway Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 4.2 · close
Coral blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Mint Crush Gloss™ 20286E ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Key West Colors 21481 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Jade Green Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Surfer Orc Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.0 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in Arteza
- C Emerald Green Acrylic Premium Paints A602 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Pearl Cactus Green Acrylic Pearl Paints A230 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Spectral Glow Master Series Paints Bones 9416 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Copper Verdigris Master Series Paints Core Colors 9304 ΔE 4.1 · close
Coral blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Nihilakh Oxide Technical ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Gauss Blaster Green Layer ΔE 6.7 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Russian Cockpit Torquise 10ml Real Colors - Air RC206 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D American Blue -80- Figures AK3079 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Coral blue equivalent in Duncan
- D Ghoul Green Wave 2 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Omega Blue Wave 3 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Coral blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #01B78F | One-coat Turquoise One-coat paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mission Models | #02ADA5 | Iridescent Duck Teal | ΔE 6.4 |
| Acrilex | #56C3BF | Turquesa Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Vallejo | #8CC5B2 | Green Rush Game Color Special FX | ΔE 8.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #149D8B | Jade Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.7 |
| Revell | #86B9B4 | Light Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.5 |
| Golden | #00A6A6 | Cobalt Teal SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors | ΔE 9.5 |
| Foundry | #0A9C92 | Teal Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 9.6 |
| Liquitex | #5AAC7C | Bright Aqua Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.7 |
| Italeri | #8BB8B2 | Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.1 |
| Mig | #9AC4B6 | RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics | ΔE 10.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #40C385 | Absinthe | ΔE 10.8 |
| P3 | #00AFB8 | Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.4 |
| Tom Color | #739D75 | Verde Mimetico 53192 | ΔE 13.4 |
| Monument | #12A361 | Rogue Hobbies Bright Green Pro Signature Series | ΔE 14.4 |
| Creature | #269B41 | Green Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 19.7 |
| Humbrol | #C0D0A1 | Lime Green Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 20.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6F7C63 | Fallen Grass Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 23.0 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- E Light blue Aircraft Spray ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Clear blue Spray ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Light gray (IJA) Aircraft Spray ΔE 14.3 · far
- E Pearl green Spray ΔE 15.4 · far
- E J.N. grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 16.1 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot