Blue 1
Warcolours · Layer paints
#9EDBEE · L*84.0 a*-14.8 b*-15.5
The closest match to Warcolours Blue 1 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Blue 1 is a very light, moderately saturated blue-green. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is AK Interactive Pla Light Blue at ΔE 2.9 — very close. 24 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 Warcolours Blue 1?
AK Interactive Pla Light Blue is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Blue 1 in any other range, at ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Azul Hortênsia (ΔE 3.4) and Revell Clear Blue (ΔE 3.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Blue 1?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Frost, ΔE 5.0 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Blue 1 Shop AK Interactive Pla Light Blue Shop AK Interactive AFV set
Blue 1 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Pla Light Blue AFV AK4254 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Light Blue -79- Figures AK3078 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in Acrilex
- B Azul Hortênsia Paints 579 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Acqua Marina Paints 803 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in Revell
- C Clear Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.6 · close
- E Light Green Email Color - Matt ΔE 11.9 · far
Blue 1 equivalent in Citadel
- C Ice Blue Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Space Wolves Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.6 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in Turbo Dork
Blue 1 equivalent in Vallejo
- C Frost Game Color Special FX 72.604 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D AII SV. Gol Light Blue Model Air 71.317 ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in Monument
- D Grey Blue Pro Acrylic Paints 055 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- E Turquoise Pro Acrylic Paints 054 ΔE 11.8 · far
Blue 1 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Light Blue SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-043 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Light Blue SU-35 Mr Paint MRP-297 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Bright Sapphire Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Marine Mist Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.6 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in Scale75
- D Sky Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
- E Artic Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 12.6 · far
Blue 1 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Bright Blue Colors 20225 ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Summer Sky Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21973E ΔE 7.2 · similar
Blue 1 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Celestial Azure Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Borealis Green Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 6.7 · similar
Blue 1 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #8CD3D9 | Ice Devil Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 6.4 |
| Liquitex | #8EDBE1 | Light Phthalocyanine Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mig | #71C6E3 | Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| P3 | #7ACFD9 | Arcane Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| FolkArt | #AAC8D2 | Marina Mist Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.3 |
| Duncan | #B7D5D8 | Ion Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 7.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #BEE0F9 | Lupin Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.7 |
| Foundry | #87C3E7 | Vivid Blue Light Paint System | ΔE 8.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #C6DEE4 | RLM76 Light Blue A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #8FBCD8 | Pearl Sky Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Mission Models | #B7C8D2 | Arcadian Blue (F 1965) | ΔE 10.7 |
| Tamiya | #98B4C0 | Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 11.1 |
| Humbrol | #ADBFC9 | US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 11.2 |
| Italeri | #C8D5D2 | Lichtblau RLM 76 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.9 |
| Tom Color | #D2DAE5 | Highlight Skin Tone | ΔE 13.9 |
| Golden | #CAD3E2 | Zinc White Heavy Body | ΔE 14.0 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 17.2 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 8.9 · similar
- E Blue Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 13.5 · far
- E Turquoise 1 Layer paints ΔE 14.8 · far
- E Blue Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 15.1 · far
- E Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 16.8 · far
- E Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 16.9 · far
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