Paint Equivalents

Intermediate Blue (Model Color)

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.903

#646D76 · L*45.6 a*-1.4 b*-6.2

The closest match to Vallejo Intermediate Blue (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Intermediate Blue is a mid-toned, muted blue. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml at ΔE 0.9. 18 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 Intermediate Blue (Model Color)?

AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Intermediate Blue (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 (ΔE 0.9) and The Army Painter Dungeon Stone (ΔE 1.1).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Intermediate Blue (Model Color)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml, ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Vallejo Intermediate Blue Shop AK Interactive Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - WWII set

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC288 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC296 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint MRP-375 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Ocean Grey FS36173 Mr Paint MRP-365 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Dungeon Stone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Skeleton Bone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. A Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Dunkelgrau Light Base Acrylics AMIG0909 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-15 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Stone Paint System 57B ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics Sequin Silver ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C FS 35164 TC-0015 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Intermediate Blue (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Intermediate Blue in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #6E6E70 Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 5.1
Duncan #627587 Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.1
Humbrol #6E6D75 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 5.3
Italeri #71787B Medium Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.4
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 5.4
Citadel #66656E Warpfiend Grey Layer ΔE 5.9
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.9
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 6.0
Coat d'Arms #616F6F Field Blue World War II Range ΔE 6.2
Green Stuff World #55677F Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8
Monument #517283 Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.5
Golden #6F6B6A N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 7.6
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.7
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 8.8
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 8.9
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.7
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 11.9
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 11.9

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B French Mirage Blue Model Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Intermediate Blue Model Air ΔE 3.9 · close
  3. C Sombre Grey Game Air ΔE 4.3 · close
  4. C Ocean Gray Model Air ΔE 4.4 · close
  5. C Camouflage Gray Model Air ΔE 4.6 · close
  6. C Gunmetal Game Air ΔE 4.7 · close

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