Paint Equivalents

Griffon Blue

The Army Painter · Warpaints · WP1429

#20477A · L*30.0 a*4.9 b*-33.1

The closest match to The Army Painter Griffon Blue in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Griffon Blue is a dark, moderately saturated blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Ultramarine Blue at ΔE 1.3. 6 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

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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Griffon Blue?

FolkArt Ultramarine Blue is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Griffon Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Mordian Blue (ΔE 1.4) and Tamiya Flat blue (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Griffon Blue?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Royal Blue, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Griffon Blue equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Ultramarine Blue Shiny™ 2711 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B True Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7271 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Mordian Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Calgar Blue Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-8 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Pearl blue Spray TS-89 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Royal Blue Model Color 70.809 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B French Blue Model Air 71.088 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Primary Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21975E ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Blue Charm Gloss™ 23892E ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Marine Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Prussian Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Revell

  1. B Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Ultramarine Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Revell conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 164 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. E Manganese Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix 275 ΔE 10.3 · far

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Mig

  1. B Medium Blue Acrylics AMIG0103 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics AMIG0086 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mig conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Signal Blue RAL 5005 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A009 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B RLM 24 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A052 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Deep Blue Intense (3rd Gen) AK11182 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Pure Blue, RAL 5005 Real Colors - Standard RC010 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Griffon Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Deep Blue Paint System 20B ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Bavarian Cornflower Blue Shade Paint System 73A ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Griffon Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #253F72 Metal Dark Blue Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 3.5
Arteza #064A96 Pearl Sapphire Blue Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 3.6
Humbrol #0E4595 French Blue Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 3.7
Monument #184366 Dark Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.0
Tom Color #224062 Azul Luminoso ΔE 4.0
P3 #124B9A Cygnar Blue Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.1
Reaper #29458F Sapphire Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.1
Scale75 #01479C Replenish Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.3
Coat d'Arms #324669 Royal Blue Fantasy Range ΔE 4.4
Kimera Kolors #2E4993 Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 ΔE 4.5
Golden #193E8E Primary Cyan Heavy Body ΔE 4.8
Acrilex #34446E Azul Marinho Paints ΔE 5.0
Duncan #334A66 Abyss Blue Wave 2 ΔE 5.0
Mission Models #02538B French Blue (Cobalt Blue) ΔE 5.6
Creature #0D3366 Dark Grey Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.5
Warcolours #0043AC Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 6.8
Italeri #0058A9 Medium Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.7
Turbo Dork #495EA8 Cool Ranch ΔE 10.4

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Sapphire Gem Warpaints Air ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Highlord Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  3. A Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  4. A Ultramarine Blue Warpaints Primer ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  5. B Lich Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 2.7 · very close
  6. B Beowulf Blue Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.9 · very close

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