Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat)
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-23
#8FB5AD · L*70.8 a*-14.4 b*-0.1
The closest match to Tamiya Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light blue is a light, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Italeri Hellblau RLM 65, ΔE 1.8. 21 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 (Acrylics Mini Flat)?
Italeri Hellblau RLM 65 is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Light Admiralty Grey Bs697 (ΔE 2.3) and Mr. Hobby Light Gray (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Blue RLM76, ΔE 5.5 — 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 Light blue Shop Italeri Hellblau RLM 65 Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Italeri
- A Hellblau RLM 65 Acrylic Paint 4778AP ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- E Flat Italian Interior Green Acrylic Paint 4855AP ΔE 10.8 · far
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Admiralty Grey Bs697 Mr Paint MRP-379 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Grigio Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-302 ΔE 3.8 · close
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Light Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H324 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Light Gray Mr Color 324 ΔE 4.2 · close
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Revell
- B Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.4 · similar
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mission Models
- C Hellblau RLM 65 MMP-057 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Lichtblau RLM 76 MMP-051 ΔE 4.8 · close
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Adrift Acrylic Colors 6460 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Jamaican Sea Acrylic Colors 320 ΔE 4.7 · close
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C A-18f Light Grey-blue Air AK2254 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Grey-blue 1920s-1930s Air (3rd Gen) AK11907 ΔE 4.6 · close
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Mig
- C RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics AMIG0063 ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Fs 36495 Light Gray Acrylics AMIG0209 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Key West Colors 21481 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Cloudless Colors 20741 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Ghostly Vapours D&D Undead Set ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Autumn Sage Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.1 · similar
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Scale75
- D Hellbound Flesh Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Caribbean Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
Light blue (Acrylics Mini Flat) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Sea Grey World War II Range 507 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Horse Tone – Grey Military Range 236 ΔE 9.5 · similar
Light blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #96ABA6 | Light Blue RLM76 Model Air | ΔE 5.5 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.7 |
| Reaper | #A7BBB0 | Boggard Green Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #A5BAB7 | Pearl Sage Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Citadel | #8BA3A3 | Celestra Grey Base | ΔE 7.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #9BD1D1 | Aqua Turquoise Metallic Colors | ΔE 8.2 |
| Tom Color | #89A08C | Ija Light Green Grey | ΔE 8.6 |
| Foundry | #859B8E | German Early Field Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.8 |
| Duncan | #58B9B6 | Omega Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 9.2 |
| Acrilex | #81C8D1 | Acqua Marina Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| P3 | #99AB90 | Riven Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.5 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 12.4 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 12.5 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #4CCCD5 | Curacao | ΔE 12.8 |
| Golden | #00BCC1 | Teal Fluid | ΔE 13.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 18.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Light blue Aircraft Spray ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Light gray (IJA) Aircraft Spray ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Medium sea gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.4 · similar
- E Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 10.5 · far
- E J.N. grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 10.6 · far
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