Frost
Vallejo · Game Color Special FX · 72.604
#8AC9E3 · L*77.7 a*-13.6 b*-19.2
The closest match to Vallejo Frost in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Frost is a light, moderately saturated blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Light Blue -79-, ΔE 2.0. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Frost?
AK Interactive Light Blue -79- is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Frost in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Frost Blue (ΔE 2.1) and The Army Painter Bright Sapphire (ΔE 2.5).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Frost?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Light Blue -79-, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Frost equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Sky Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11175 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Frost equivalent in Reaper
- B Frost Blue Master Series Paints Bones 9421 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Frosty Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9692 ΔE 4.4 · close
Frost equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Plasma Coil Glow Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.1 · similar
Frost equivalent in Mig
- B Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics AMIG0224 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Light Blue Acrylics AMIG0249 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Frost equivalent in Citadel
- C Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.4 · close
Frost equivalent in Foundry
- C Vivid Blue Light Paint System 22C ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Tomb Blue Light Paint System 23C ΔE 5.9 · similar
Frost equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Blue Cotton Colors 21886 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21973E ΔE 4.8 · close
Frost equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-297 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Light Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-043 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Frost equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A224 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A225 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Frost equivalent in Warcolours
- C Blue 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.1 · similar
Frost equivalent in Turbo Dork
Frost equivalent in FolkArt
- D Blue Lullaby Acrylic Colors 6449 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Marina Mist Acrylic Colors 6458 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Frost in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #A8DEF8 | Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 5.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #7CC8D6 | Celestial Azure Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 5.7 |
| Acrilex | #AFDAE7 | Azul Hortênsia Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #78AEC6 | RLM78 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 7.2 |
| P3 | #7ACFD9 | Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.8 |
| Duncan | #57B7E8 | Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 7.9 |
| Tamiya | #98B4C0 | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 8.4 |
| Monument | #BCE3F2 | Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Scale75 | #61ABC4 | Ancestral Blue Instant Colors Range | ΔE 8.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BEE0F9 | Lupin Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.0 |
| Liquitex | #8EDBE1 | Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.3 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 10.0 |
| Mission Models | #B7C8D2 | Arcadian Blue (F 1965) | ΔE 10.4 |
| Creature | #2DAEE8 | Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.3 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 11.5 |
| Italeri | #3DC1C7 | Light Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.5 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 13.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 19.1 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Sunrise Blue Game Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Sky Blue Mecha Color ΔE 3.6 · close
- C AII SV. Gol Light Blue Model Air ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Sky Blue Model Color ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Sunrise Blue Game Air ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Russian AF Grey Protective Coat Model Air ΔE 8.1 · similar
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