Phantasmal Blue
The Army Painter · Warpaints Air
#5CADB3 · L*66.1 a*-23.1 b*-10.7
The closest match to The Army Painter Phantasmal Blue in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Phantasmal Blue is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Reaper Surf Aqua, ΔE 1.9. 20 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Phantasmal Blue?
Reaper Surf Aqua is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Phantasmal Blue in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Psychotic Illusions (ΔE 2.6) and Tamiya Clear blue (ΔE 3.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Phantasmal Blue?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Grey Mist, ΔE 5.3 — 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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Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Reaper
- A Surf Aqua Master Series Paints Core Colors 9078 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Siren's Song Master Series Paints Bones 9489 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Tropical Turquoise Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Tamiya
- B Clear blue Spray TS-72 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss X-23 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Acapulco Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21972E ΔE 3.5 · very close
- B Caribbean Colors 20247 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in FolkArt
- C Calypso Sky Shiny™ 2710 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Turquoise Acrylic Colors 961 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C A Ii G Light Blue Mr Paint MRP-024 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Porsche Gulf Blue Mr Paint - Car MRP-C013 ΔE 4.3 · close
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Duncan
- C Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Omega Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Gray Fs36375 Aqueous Hobby Color H308 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D RLM65 Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H67 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Light Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.2 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in P3
- C Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Citadel
- D Baharroth Blue Layer ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Skink Blue Dry ΔE 5.0 · similar
Phantasmal Blue equivalent in Vallejo
- D Blue Grey Mist Arte Deco 85.072 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D A-28M Greyish Blue Model Air 71.319 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Phantasmal Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #75B6B0 | Caribbean Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| AK Interactive | #69B4C7 | Deep Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.0 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Italeri | #3DC1C7 | Light Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Golden | #00BCC1 | Teal Fluid | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #759EA2 | US Blue Grey FS35189 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Foundry | #7CB7C7 | Tomb Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 7.2 |
| Acrilex | #56C3BF | Turquesa Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Tom Color | #789FA4 | FS 35189 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #4CCCD5 | Curacao | ΔE 8.5 |
| Liquitex | #8AC5C1 | Light Blue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.6 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Mig | #819B9C | RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics | ΔE 10.7 |
| Monument | #408C8E | Bright Jade Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #97C9C0 | Sea Grey World War II Range | ΔE 11.2 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 13.6 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 16.3 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Toxic Mist Warpaints Air ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Turquoise Siren Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Toxic Mist Warpaints ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Caribbean Ocean Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Aquamarine Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Xanathar Blue D&D Underdark Set ΔE 6.7 · similar
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