USAF Light Blue
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.111
#54697A · L*43.3 a*-3.5 b*-12.0
The closest match to Vallejo USAF Light Blue in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo USAF Light Blue is a dark, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Runic Grey at ΔE 2.2 — very close. 15 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 Vallejo USAF Light Blue?
The Army Painter Runic Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo USAF Light Blue in any other range, at ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Gray (ΔE 2.2) and Apple Barrel Sky Blue (ΔE 2.4).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo USAF Light Blue?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo USAF Light Blue Shop The Army Painter Runic Grey (Speedpaint Set) Shop The Army Painter Speedpaint set
USAF Light Blue equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Runic Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Wolf Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H22 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Neutral Gray Acrysion H53 ΔE 2.2 · very close
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Sky Blue Colors 20770 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Turquoise Gloss™ 21360 ΔE 4.4 · close
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Foundry
- B Confederate Grey Paint System 117B ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 3.2 · very close
USAF Light Blue equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Aggressor Blue Fs 35109 10ml Real Colors - Air RC234 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) AK11852 ΔE 3.2 · very close
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Scale75
- B Ocean Gray Warfront Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Pastel Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.2 · similar
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Citadel
- C Russ Grey Air ΔE 3.6 · close
- D The Fang Air ΔE 5.7 · similar
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 11.3 · far
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Tom Color
- C FS 35164 TC-0015 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Ana 608 Intermed. Blue TC-0162 ΔE 5.0 · similar
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Revell
- C Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.7 · similar
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint MRP-375 ΔE 5.0 · close
USAF Light Blue equivalent in Monument
- C Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints 056 ΔE 4.7 · close
- E Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series S35 ΔE 10.0 · far
USAF Light Blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mission Models | #4B5C6C | Intermediate Blue FS 35164 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Duncan | #627587 | Wolf Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 4.9 |
| FolkArt | #5C768B | Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mig | #626B72 | Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tamiya | #646B75 | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #37698C | Fester Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.8 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Reaper | #537B95 | Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 8.1 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.3 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.4 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 10.1 |
| Golden | #4078A7 | Azurite Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 10.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.7 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.4 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Sombre Grey Game Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Faded P.R.U. Blue Model Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Iceberg Grey Xpress Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Grey Blue Model Color ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C French Mirage Blue Model Color ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Intermediate Blue Model Air ΔE 4.8 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot