Arctic Gem
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic
#1995D4 · L*58.5 a*-9.3 b*-41.0
The closest match to The Army Painter Arctic Gem in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Arctic Gem is a mid-toned, saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Pearl Electrlc Blue at ΔE 1.2. 13 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Arctic Gem?
Arteza Pearl Electrlc Blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Arctic Gem in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby RX-78 White (ΔE 1.4) and Foundry Vivid Blue Shade (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Arctic Gem?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Arctic Gem Shop Arteza Pearl Electrlc Blue Shop Arteza Acrylic Pearl Paints set
Arctic Gem equivalent in Arteza
- A Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Cerulean Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A502 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Arctic Gem equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RX-78 White Gundam Color for Builders UG19 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Sky Blue Acrysion N25 ΔE 3.6 · close
Arctic Gem equivalent in Foundry
- A Vivid Blue Shade Paint System 22A ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light Paint System 73C ΔE 4.8 · close
Arctic Gem equivalent in Citadel
- A Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Lothern Blue Air ΔE 3.7 · close
Arctic Gem equivalent in Vallejo
- B Fluorescent Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.038 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Basic Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.010 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Arctic Gem equivalent in Scale75
- B Sky Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Mana Regeneration Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.5 · similar
Arctic Gem equivalent in Tamiya
- B French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Clear blue Lacquer Paint LP-68 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Arctic Gem equivalent in Monument
- B Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 012 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints 013 ΔE 9.9 · similar
Arctic Gem equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Da Ba Dee ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 9.4 · similar
Arctic Gem equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21974E ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Sky Haze Gloss™ 23891E ΔE 6.8 · similar
Arctic Gem equivalent in Warcolours
- C Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 4.7 · close
Arctic Gem equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures AK3077 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Amt-7 Light Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air RC316 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Arctic Gem in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #4A9CC7 | Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mig | #2489BD | Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics | ΔE 4.5 |
| FolkArt | #539FD3 | Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.8 |
| Reaper | #0288D1 | Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #2F9CF1 | Bavarian Blue Military Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Liquitex | #00A0FB | Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 5.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #6394BD | Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.6 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 7.2 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 8.3 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 10.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.2 |
| P3 | #2C75BB | Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 12.3 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Ionic Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Blue Flux Warpaints Air ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Troglodyte Blue Warpaints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Ice Storm Warpaints ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Electric Blue Warpaints ΔE 6.8 · similar
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