Paint Equivalents

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic

#9ABEDE · L*75.4 a*-4.6 b*-19.9

The closest match to The Army Painter Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Frost Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Blue Kazoo, ΔE 1.8. 22 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 Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic)?

Apple Barrel Blue Kazoo is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Lightning Bolt Blue (ΔE 2.7) and Arteza Pearl Sky Blue (ΔE 3.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Wolf Grey, ΔE 6.0 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Blue Kazoo Colors 99263E ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Regency Blue Colors 20751 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Lightning Bolt Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A002 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B French Hussar Sky Blue Paint System 76B ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 4.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Turquoise Green Mr Crystal Color XC07 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Tourmaline Green Mr Crystal Color XC06 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Blue Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Sharkfin Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Sapphire Blue Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors 6449 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Blue Belle Acrylic Colors 2597 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. D Wolf Grey Game Air 72.747 ΔE 6.0 · similar
  2. D Wolf Grey Hobby Paint 28.020 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Reaper

  1. D Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9421 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in Acrilex

  1. D Azul Bali Paints 921 ΔE 6.7 · similar
  2. D Lavanda Paints 587 ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Acrilex conversion chart

Frost Blue (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. D Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 10ml Real Colors - Air RC239 ΔE 6.7 · similar
  2. D Air Superiority Blue Fs 35450 Air (3rd Gen) AK11879 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Frost Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Paint #7CABC7 Pale Roundel Blue Bs 172 Mr Paint ΔE 6.9
Tamiya #9DB3BF Flat clear Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.4
Mig #B4CEDB Light Blue Acrylics ΔE 7.8
Humbrol #ADBFC9 US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin ΔE 7.9
Golden #9FACBD Zinc White OPEN Acrylics ΔE 8.0
Mission Models #B7C8D2 Arcadian Blue (F 1965) ΔE 8.5
Scale75 #9FB3BC Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 8.6
Coat d'Arms #BEE0F9 Lupin Grey Fantasy Range ΔE 8.6
Tom Color #7EA0C5 Azure Blue ΔE 8.6
Creature #7BA2DD Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.0
Revell #A8DEF8 Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 9.1
Duncan #57B7E8 Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 ΔE 9.1
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.6
Turbo Dork #90DDFE Maguro ΔE 10.0
Monument #BCE3F2 Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 11.1
P3 #BFCACE Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.4
Liquitex #00A0FB Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 13.9
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 17.5

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Pastel Indigo Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Augur Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.4 · similar
  3. D Storm Wolf Warpaints Air ΔE 7.6 · similar
  4. D Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.7 · similar
  5. E Gelatinous Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 10.4 · far
  6. E Plasma Coil Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 10.7 · far

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