Light blue (Spray)
Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-23
#28AECF · L*65.9 a*-23.3 b*-26.6
The closest match to Tamiya Light blue (Spray) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Arctic Blue at ΔE 1.2. 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 Light blue (Spray)?
Green Stuff World Arctic Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light blue (Spray) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Blue SU-33 (ΔE 1.2) and The Army Painter Aegis Aqua (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light blue (Spray)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sunrise Blue, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light blue Shop Green Stuff World Arctic Blue Shop Green Stuff World Acrylic Colors set
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Arctic Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Zima Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.7 · close
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Blue SU-33 Mr Paint MRP-199 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- C Russia Cockpit Blue Mr Paint MRP-277 ΔE 4.9 · close
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Aegis Aqua Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Voidshield Blue Warpaints WP1452 ΔE 4.9 · close
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Scale75
- B Hiril Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.3 · close
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Sunrise Blue Game Air 76.118 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Light Sea Blue Model Air 71.089 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Duncan
- C Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Golden
- D Cobalt Teal Heavy Body 1145 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Teal OPEN Acrylics 7369 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Acrilex
- D Azul Celeste Paints 503 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Azul Piscina Paints 823 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11176 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Tom Color
- D Azul Marshmallow TCUP-25 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- E FS 35189 TC-0023 ΔE 11.6 · far
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Foundry
- D Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Tomb Blue Light Paint System 23C ΔE 7.9 · similar
Light blue (Spray) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Interior Blue (Soviet) Mr Color 392 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Light Blue Acrysion N45 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Light blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #039FB5 | Aqua Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #67A3BB | Pool Blue Colors | ΔE 6.3 |
| Reaper | #01A8DF | Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 6.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.4 |
| Citadel | #54BDCA | Baharroth Blue Layer | ΔE 7.6 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.1 |
| Arteza | #56B1E7 | Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| P3 | #00AFB8 | Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #0291B9 | Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.4 |
| Italeri | #3DC1C7 | Light Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #48D6FF | Dork | ΔE 10.7 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 11.1 |
| Revell | #76BABB | Light Green Email Color - Matt | ΔE 11.6 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 14.4 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 14.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 14.9 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Clear blue Spray ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Clear blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 11.0 · far
- E French blue Spray ΔE 11.3 · far
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