Paint Equivalents

Field Blue

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.964

#4D5256 · L*34.6 a*-1.1 b*-3.0

The closest match to Vallejo Field Blue in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Field Blue is a dark grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey at ΔE 0.7. 4 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 Vallejo Field Blue?

AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Field Blue in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Dark Gray (ΔE 1.4) and Tamiya Gun metal (ΔE 1.6).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Field Blue?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Raf Ocean Grey, ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Field Blue equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Ocean Grey Air AK2014 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. B Raf Extra Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/640 Air (3rd Gen) AK11850 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Gray Mr Paint MRP-404 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Amt-12 Dark Grey Mr Paint MRP-020 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Gun metal Acrylics Mini Gloss X-10 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Ocean gray Aircraft Spray AS-10 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Creature

  1. A Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-016 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. E Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-044 ΔE 12.2 · far

Field Blue equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Slate Grey Shade Paint System 32A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Rebel Grey Shade Paint System 118A ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Burnt Iron Acrysion N76 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 Mr Color 331 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Panzer Grey RAL 7021 MMP-014 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Grauviolet RLM 75 MMP-050 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Gun Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Uniform Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints A204 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. D Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 8.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Arteza conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Dunkelgrau Gray Warfront Range ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Field Blue equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Eshin Grey Layer ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Field Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #4A5456 Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2
Green Stuff World #515151 Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 3.2
Mig #505050 Neutral Wash Washes ΔE 3.2
Revell #484B52 Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.3
Tom Color #4D5760 Dark Sea Grey ΔE 3.3
Monument #464C4C Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.6
FolkArt #525B62 Wrought Iron Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.6
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 3.6
Warcolours #4C4C4C Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.7
Italeri #585B5B Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.0
Reaper #47484D Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 4.1
Coat d'Arms #404B4F Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range ΔE 4.1
Humbrol #505654 Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.1
Golden #4A4A48 N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.8
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 5.4
Apple Barrel #465363 Denim Blue Colors ΔE 6.0
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 8.6
Liquitex #343434 Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.2

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Tire Black Model Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Anthracite Grey Model Air ΔE 2.0 · very close
  3. B Blue Grey Model Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
  4. B Dark Rubber Panzer Aces ΔE 2.2 · very close
  5. B Black Grey RLM66 Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
  6. B Gray Green RLM74 Model Air ΔE 2.6 · very close

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