Flat blue (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-78
#006A94 · L*41.9 a*-9.7 b*-30.1
The closest match to Tamiya Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Flat blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Tidal Blue at ΔE 0.7. 18 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 Flat blue (Lacquer Paint)?
The Army Painter Tidal Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Shadow Grey (ΔE 0.8) and Mr. Paint True Blue FS15102 (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Flat blue (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Turquoise, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Flat blue Shop The Army Painter Tidal Blue Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic set
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Tidal Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- D Kraken Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 5.1 · similar
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Citadel
- A Shadow Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Gryph-Charger Grey Contrast ΔE 2.3 · very close
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B True Blue FS15102 Mr Paint MRP-384 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Dark Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-045 ΔE 4.4 · close
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Moody Blue Gloss™ 20287E ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Teal Treat Colors 4473E ΔE 7.0 · similar
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Scale75
- B Flight Blue Warfront Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Cobalt Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.3 · similar
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Azure Blue Acrylic Colors 643 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Sterling Blue Acrylic Colors 441 ΔE 4.1 · close
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints A226 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- E Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 13.4 · far
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H42 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Deep Clear Blue Mr Clear Color GX GX103 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Light Turquoise Model Color 70.840 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C French Blue Arte Deco 85.066 ΔE 5.0 · close
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- B Morning-After Blues Master Series Paints Bones 9683 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Tropical Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9419 ΔE 4.0 · close
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Intense Blue -77- Figures AK3069 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Clear Blue Real Colors - Modern RC504 ΔE 4.8 · close
Flat blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Fester Blue Fantasy Range 166 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Aquamarine Fantasy Range 132 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Flat blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #146F8A | Iridescent Turquoise | ΔE 5.5 |
| P3 | #2E728B | Runeshot Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.0 |
| Italeri | #0068AD | French Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.2 |
| Revell | #0070B4 | Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #0268B0 | Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.6 |
| Golden | #0160A2 | Manganese Blue Hue Fluid | ΔE 6.9 |
| Foundry | #46769E | Prussian Gun Mid Blue Paint System | ΔE 7.3 |
| Warcolours | #0464B1 | Blue 3 Layer paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #347DAA | Enchantment Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Tom Color | #295673 | Escama do Boitatá | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #2C76B7 | Azul Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Mig | #18568F | Marine Blue Acrylics | ΔE 9.2 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 11.9 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 12.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 13.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Brilliant blue Spray ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Light metallic blue Spray ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Pure blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 9.4 · similar
- E Blue violet Spray ΔE 12.1 · far
- E Metallic blue Spray ΔE 12.1 · far
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