Paint Equivalents

Field blue

Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-50

#364146 · L*26.8 a*-3.2 b*-4.5

The closest match to Tamiya Field blue in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Field blue is a dark, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Revell Granite Grey at ΔE 0.7. 11 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 Field blue?

Revell Granite Grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Field blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color London Grey RAL 7026 (ΔE 1.0) and Foundry American Olive Green (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Field blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Sombre Grey, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Field blue equivalent in Revell

  1. A Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. D Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Tamiya → Revell conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A London Grey RAL 7026 TC-0247 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Tamiya → Tom Color conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. A American Olive Green Paint System 94B ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Tamiya → Foundry conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A FS 35164 Intermediate Blue Air AK2054 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 66 (1938) Real Colors - WWII RC339 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C War Master Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Tamiya → Duncan conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Toyota Gr Supra Matte Storm Gray Mr Paint - Car MRP-C022 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Grigio Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-304 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Deep Forest Skin Nocturna Models 74.009 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint 4604AP ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Graugrün RLM 74 Acrylic Paint 4784AP ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Italeri conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Panzer Grey Warfront Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Titanium Grey Artist Range ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Tamiya → Scale75 conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Dark Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range 161 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Angel Green Fantasy Range 155 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Tamiya → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Field blue equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9255 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Carbon Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9318 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Tamiya → Reaper conversion chart

Field blue in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Citadel #39484A Mechanicus Standard Grey Air ΔE 3.6
Humbrol #2B3A3D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.6
Monument #303839 PRIME Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Primer ΔE 3.7
Liquitex #283339 Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.6
Mr. Hobby #253C45 Gray Fs36081 Mr Color ΔE 4.6
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 4.7
FolkArt #294147 Grotto Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.8
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.2
Mission Models #344756 Graugrun RLM 74 ΔE 5.3
Green Stuff World #2A333C Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.3
Golden #2B4752 Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body ΔE 5.6
Mig #3F4551 Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics ΔE 6.0
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 6.0
Warcolours #373737 Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 6.3
P3 #4A5456 Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6
Apple Barrel #2C4C57 Tuscan Teal Colors ΔE 6.9
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 9.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 12.0

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. B German grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.6 · very close
  3. B Dark grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.6 · very close
  4. C Metallic black Spray ΔE 3.7 · close
  5. C Gunship grey Spray ΔE 4.9 · close
  6. C Rubber black Spray ΔE 4.9 · close

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