Sky blue
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Gloss · X-14
#1D99C4 · L*59.0 a*-16.9 b*-31.2
The closest match to Tamiya Sky blue in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Sky blue is a mid-toned, moderately saturated blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- at ΔE 1.6. 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 Sky blue?
AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Sky blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Blue SU-27 (ΔE 1.6) and Vallejo Deep Blue (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Sky blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Deep Blue, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Sky blue Shop AK Interactive Deep Sky Blue -78- Shop AK Interactive Figures set
Sky blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Ducat Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11177 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Sky blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-044 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Blue SU-33 Mr Paint MRP-199 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Sky blue equivalent in Vallejo
- A Deep Blue Mecha Color 69.018 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Sky blue equivalent in Citadel
- B Lothern Blue Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 5.3 · similar
Sky blue equivalent in Humbrol
- B Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt 89 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Mediterranean Blue Acrylics - Gloss 48 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Sky blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 8.0 · similar
Sky blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Shieldwall Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Ice Storm Warpaints WP1432 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Sky blue equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range 165 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- E Bavarian Blue Military Range 239 ΔE 10.1 · far
Sky blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Interior Blue (Soviet) Mr Color 392 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders UG19 ΔE 4.8 · close
Sky blue equivalent in Duncan
- B Seafarer Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Cursed Blue Wave 2 ΔE 4.7 · close
Sky blue equivalent in Reaper
- C Glacier Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9420 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89526 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Sky blue equivalent in Golden
- C Cobalt Teal Heavy Body 1145 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Teal OPEN Acrylics 7369 ΔE 4.2 · close
Sky blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #008DB5 | Blue 2 Layer paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| FolkArt | #5798B6 | Aqua Moire Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics | ΔE 4.4 |
| Foundry | #2A93B0 | Union Trouser Blue Paint System | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #48A3C0 | Zima Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 5.4 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mig | #2489BD | Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #0594DA | Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 6.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #67A3BB | Pool Blue Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 7.3 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 10.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.0 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.2 |
| P3 | #178799 | Trollblood Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.4 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C French blue Spray ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Clear blue Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Light blue Spray ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 9.0 · similar
- E Pearl light blue Spray ΔE 10.5 · far
- E Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray ΔE 10.7 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot