Paint Equivalents

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set)

The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set

#364653 · L*28.9 a*-2.7 b*-9.8

The closest match to The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mission Models Graugrun RLM 74, ΔE 1.1. 14 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 The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set)?

Mission Models Graugrun RLM 74 is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Raf WW2 Uniform Base (ΔE 2.1) and AK Interactive RLM 83 10ml (ΔE 2.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Periscopes, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Graugrun RLM 74 MMP-049 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. D Gunship Grey FS 36118 MMP-084 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Raf WW2 Uniform Base TC-0099 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Tom Color conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B RLM 83 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC327 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Rlm 83 Air (3rd Gen) AK11839 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Periscopes Panzer Aces 70.309 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Grey FS36076 Mr Paint MRP-366 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Extra Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-114 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-27 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Union Blue Paint System 111B ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Equipment Black Light Paint System 101C ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color 513 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC07 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue (Speedpaint Set) equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Mechanicus Standard Grey Air ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Cloudburst Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Monument #2C4855 Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series ΔE 4.1
Scale75 #234256 Huldra Blue Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.4
Mig #3F4551 Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics ΔE 4.4
Golden #2B4752 Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body ΔE 4.8
Coat d'Arms #404B4F Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range ΔE 5.0
Revell #354044 Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.1
Apple Barrel #465363 Denim Blue Colors ΔE 5.2
FolkArt #3E5567 Skyline Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 5.4
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.4
Humbrol #41444B Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.6
Warcolours #293543 Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.8
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.1
Italeri #32393D Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.3
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.9
Liquitex #283339 Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.0
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 7.2
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 10.7
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 11.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Dark Sky Warpaints Air ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. B Iron Wolf Warpaints Air ΔE 2.9 · very close
  3. B Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  4. C Night Sky Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.9 · close
  5. C Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7 · close
  6. C Dark Sky Warpaints ΔE 4.8 · close

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