Paint Equivalents

Dork

Turbo Dork · Turbo Dork

#48D6FF · L*80.0 a*-24.8 b*-30.9

The closest match to Turbo Dork Dork in every other range, nearest first.

Turbo Dork Dork is a light, saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Plasma Coil Glow at ΔE 2.7 — very close. 27 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 Turbo Dork Dork?

The Army Painter Plasma Coil Glow is the closest equivalent to Turbo Dork Dork in any other range, at ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Frosty Blue (ΔE 3.3) and Vallejo Sunrise Blue (ΔE 4.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Turbo Dork Dork?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Sunrise Blue, ΔE 4.7 — a close substitute. The full Turbo Dork to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Turbo Dork Dork Shop The Army Painter Plasma Coil Glow Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash set

Dork equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Plasma Coil Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.6 · similar

Dork equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Frosty Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9692 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Light Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9264 ΔE 8.7 · similar

Dork equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Sunrise Blue Game Color 72.118 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Sky Blue Mecha Color 69.017 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Dork equivalent in Citadel

  1. D Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.2 · similar
  2. E Baharroth Blue Layer ΔE 10.1 · far

Dork equivalent in Mig

  1. D Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics AMIG0224 ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. E Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 13.9 · far

Dork equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. D Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 6.9 · similar
  2. D Pla Light Blue AFV AK4254 ΔE 8.1 · similar

Dork equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. D Light Blue Acrysion N45 ΔE 8.2 · similar
  2. E Light Blue Mr Color 323 ΔE 11.6 · far

Dork equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. D Celestial Azure Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 8.2 · similar
  2. D Borealis Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 8.4 · similar

Dork equivalent in Warcolours

  1. D Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 8.3 · similar
  2. D Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 9.2 · similar

Dork equivalent in Foundry

  1. D Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 8.5 · similar
  2. E Union Trouser Blue Light Paint System 112C ΔE 10.4 · far

Dork equivalent in Acrilex

  1. D Azul Celeste Paints 503 ΔE 8.8 · similar
  2. D Acqua Marina Paints 803 ΔE 9.9 · similar

Dork equivalent in P3

  1. D Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.0 · similar
  2. E Meredius Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 15.0 · far

Dork in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #A8DEF8 Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 9.1
Duncan #57B7E8 Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 ΔE 9.1
Tamiya #34B3D1 Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 9.4
Mr. Paint #92C6D4 Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint ΔE 9.8
Apple Barrel #64B3DC Cool Blue Colors ΔE 9.9
Liquitex #8EDBE1 Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.6
Arteza #8FBCD8 Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 10.8
Creature #2DAEE8 Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.7
Scale75 #61ABC4 Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range ΔE 11.7
FolkArt #A0C3D7 Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors ΔE 11.8
Tom Color #35A9DA Azul Marshmallow ΔE 12.3
Italeri #3DC1C7 Light Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 12.4
Monument #BCE3F2 Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 12.5
Coat d'Arms #BEE0F9 Lupin Grey Fantasy Range ΔE 13.2
Golden #00BCC1 Teal Fluid ΔE 14.1
Humbrol #ADBFC9 US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin ΔE 16.2
Mission Models #B7C8D2 Arcadian Blue (F 1965) ΔE 16.3
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 23.3

Nearest colours inside Turbo Dork

  1. D Maguro ΔE 5.9 · similar
  2. E Curacao ΔE 10.2 · far
  3. E Tin Star ΔE 18.3 · far
  4. E Blue Steel ΔE 19.4 · far
  5. E Da Ba Dee ΔE 19.7 · far
  6. E Silver Fox ΔE 21.0 · far

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