Intermediate blue
Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-19
#5B8E98 · L*55.9 a*-14.3 b*-10.7
The closest match to Tamiya Intermediate blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Intermediate blue is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Mr. Hobby Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 A at ΔE 3.1 — very close. 24 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 Intermediate blue?
Mr. Hobby Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 A is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Intermediate blue in any other range, at ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Teal (ΔE 3.3) and AK Interactive Blue Fs 35190 (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Intermediate blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Pale Blue, ΔE 5.3 — 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 Intermediate blue Shop Mr. Hobby Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 A Shop Mr. Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color set
Intermediate blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 A Aqueous Hobby Color H334 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Gray Fs36320 Mr Color 307 ΔE 4.3 · close
Intermediate blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Teal Acrylic Colors 405 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Aqua Acrylic Colors 481 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Blue Fs 35190 Air (3rd Gen) AK11878 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Pale Blue Real Colors - Standard RC017 ΔE 3.9 · close
Intermediate blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Blue FS35190 Mr Paint MRP-239 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Amt-7 Grey Blue Mr Paint MRP-018 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C Faded Blue Jeans TC-0157 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Gris Bleu Chair TC-0141 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Warcolours
- C Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Turquoise 3 Layer paints ΔE 7.0 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Vallejo
- D Pale Blue Model Air 71.008 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Starship Steel Xpress Color 72.462 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Uniform Grey World War II Range 525 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range 165 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Duncan
- D Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Mission Models
- D US Blue Grey FS35189 MMP-061 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Aotaki Blue Green MMP-113 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Monument
- D Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints 067 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Rogue Hobbies Dark Turquoise Pro Signature Series S34 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Intermediate blue equivalent in Scale75
- D Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Adriatic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 6.8 · similar
Intermediate blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| The Army Painter | #1B95A4 | Raging Sea Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #70878D | Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Foundry | #7997A2 | British Gun Grey Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #0291A1 | Atlantis Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| P3 | #178799 | Trollblood Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 7.2 |
| Reaper | #557E90 | Ashen Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.4 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.4 |
| Italeri | #607C7F | Non Specular Intermediate Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #64857E | Grey Teal Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.4 |
| Citadel | #008194 | Hawk Turquoise Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 8.7 |
| Humbrol | #328AB0 | Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.5 |
| Revell | #798790 | Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 10.4 |
| Arteza | #377C74 | Pearl Sea Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 12.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 16.6 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Dark ghost grey Aircraft Spray ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Haze grey Spray ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 9.3 · similar
- E Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 10.7 · far
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