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. 15 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 Medium blue?
AK Interactive Amt-11 Blue-grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Medium blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Coat d'Arms Tank Blue Grey (ΔE 2.5) and FolkArt Teal Topaz (ΔE 3.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Medium blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian Tank Crew I, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Medium blue Shop AK Interactive Amt-11 Blue-grey Shop AK Interactive Air (3rd Gen) set
Medium blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Amt-11 Blue-grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11917 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Amt-11 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC317 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Medium blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Tank Blue Grey World War II Range 511 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Iron Grey World War II Range 516 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Medium blue equivalent in FolkArt
- B Teal Topaz Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6311 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Cascade Acrylic Colors 4670 ΔE 4.8 · close
Medium blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 Mr Color 331 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Dark Gray (2) Mr Color 32 ΔE 3.6 · close
Medium blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Enchanted Steel Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Uniform Grey Warpaints Primer WP1118P ΔE 4.7 · close
Medium blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Dark Green Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-288 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Medium blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Medium blue equivalent in Vallejo
- C Russian Tank Crew I Panzer Aces 70.325 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C USAF Green Model Air 71.124 ΔE 4.0 · close
Medium blue equivalent in P3
- C Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Medium blue equivalent in Scale75
- C Basilisk Green Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Pastel Blue Artist Range ΔE 4.9 · close
Medium blue equivalent in Mig
- C Dull Green Acrylics AMIG0077 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D RLM 74 Graugrün Acrylics AMIG0253 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Medium blue equivalent in Mission Models
- C Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF MMP-138 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Panzer Grey RAL 7021 MMP-014 ΔE 4.8 · close
Medium blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #3E6066 | Non Specular Blue Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tom Color | #545C5F | RAL 7011 Iron Grey | ΔE 4.6 |
| Revell | #565E61 | Dark Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.8 |
| Foundry | #515A61 | Rebel Grey Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.2 |
| Arteza | #375B5F | Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.7 |
| Humbrol | #505654 | Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.8 |
| Citadel | #39484A | Mechanicus Standard Grey Air | ΔE 6.5 |
| Monument | #464C4C | Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 7.0 |
| Reaper | #3D504A | Highland Moss Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 7.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.3 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Golden | #245262 | Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #565656 | Slate Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.5 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B German gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Ocean gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Gun metal Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D German grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 7.4 · similar
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