Paint Equivalents

Medium blue

Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-18

#485B5F · L*37.3 a*-6.2 b*-4.7

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

Tamiya Medium blue is a dark, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Amt-11 Blue-grey, ΔE 1.8. 14 of the 28 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

Medium blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Amt-11 Blue-grey AK11917 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Amt-11 Blue Grey 10ml RC317 ΔE 2.7 · very close

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Medium blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Tank Blue Grey 511 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Iron Grey 516 ΔE 3.1 · very close

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Medium blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Teal Topaz 6311 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Cascade 4670 ΔE 4.8 · close

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Medium blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 331 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Dark Gray (2) 32 ΔE 3.6 · close

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Medium blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Enchanted Steel ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Uniform Grey WP1118P ΔE 4.7 · close

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Medium blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Green Grey Mig 29 Smt MRP-288 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Intermediate Blue FS35164 MRP-A089 ΔE 5.1 · similar

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Medium blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Shadow Blue ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Faust Blue ΔE 6.1 · similar

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Medium blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Russian Tank Crew I 70.325 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C USAF Green 71.124 ΔE 4.0 · close

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Medium blue equivalent in P3

  1. C Gravedigger Denim ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Greatcoat Grey ΔE 5.6 · similar

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Medium blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Basilisk Green ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Pastel Blue ΔE 4.9 · close

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Medium blue equivalent in Mig

  1. C Dull Green AMIG0077 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D RLM 74 Graugrün AMIG0253 ΔE 7.3 · similar

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Medium blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF MMP-138 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Panzer Grey RAL 7021 MMP-014 ΔE 4.8 · close

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Medium blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Italeri #3E6066 Non Specular Blue Grey ΔE 4.4
Revell #565E61 Dark Grey ΔE 4.8
Foundry #515A61 Rebel Grey Shade ΔE 5.2
Arteza #375B5F Deep Green ΔE 5.2
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green ΔE 5.7
Humbrol #505654 Sea Grey ΔE 5.8
Citadel #39484A Mechanicus Standard Grey ΔE 6.5
Monument #464C4C Dark Warm Grey ΔE 6.9
Apple Barrel #2C4C57 Tuscan Teal ΔE 7.0
Reaper #3D504A Highland Moss ΔE 7.1
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 7.3
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey ΔE 7.3
Golden #245262 Cobalt Turquoise ΔE 7.9
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey ΔE 8.5
Warcolours #5F6772 Transparent Blue Grey ΔE 8.9
Liquitex #1C5E78 Cerulean Blue Hue ΔE 10.1

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. B German gray ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Ocean gray ΔE 5.0 · close
  3. D Gun metal ΔE 6.0 · similar
  4. D Gun metal ΔE 6.0 · similar
  5. D Gunship gray 2 ΔE 6.1 · similar
  6. D Metallic grey ΔE 6.3 · similar