Blue Grey 4
Warcolours · Layer paints
#526989 · L*43.8 a*0.1 b*-20.4
The closest match to Warcolours Blue Grey 4 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Blue Grey 4 is a dark, moderately saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Green Stuff World Smoked Blue at ΔE 2.7 — very close. 23 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 Grey 4?
Green Stuff World Smoked Blue is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Blue Grey 4 in any other range, at ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Union Trouser Blue Shade (ΔE 3.1) and Vallejo Metallic Blue (ΔE 3.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Blue Grey 4?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Metallic Blue, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Blue Grey 4 Shop Green Stuff World Smoked Blue Shop Green Stuff World Acrylic Colors set
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Summersea Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 9.1 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Foundry
- B Union Trouser Blue Shade Paint System 112A ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Confederate Grey Light Paint System 117C ΔE 3.6 · close
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Metallic Blue Mecha Color 69.067 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Elfic Blue Game Color 72.117 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Turquoise Gloss™ 21360 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Blueberry Frost Colors 99264E ΔE 6.1 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Consul Blue Warpaints Air ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Royal Robes Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Scale75
- C Ocean Gray Warfront Range ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Mediterranean Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 7.1 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C High Elf Blue Fantasy Range 117 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Wizard Blue Fantasy Range 114 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Acrilex
- D Azul Seco Paints 824 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Azul Turquesa Paints 501 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Citadel
- D Caledor Sky Air ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Russ Grey Air ΔE 6.8 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in AK Interactive
- D Raf Azure Blue Air AK2017 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Intermediate Blue Fs 35164 10ml Real Colors - Air RC235 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Humbrol
- D RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 96 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D WWI Blue Acrylics - Matt 109 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Blue Grey 4 equivalent in Reaper
- D Desna Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89530 ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Sunset Purple Master Series Paints Core Colors 9267 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Blue Grey 4 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo Dork | #495EA8 | Cool Ranch | ΔE 6.5 |
| FolkArt | #4A5980 | Periwinkle Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Golden | #4A5A95 | Smalt Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 6.7 |
| Monument | #3D5EAB | Rogue Hobbies Ultramarine Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.9 |
| Duncan | #627587 | Wolf Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tamiya | #5172B3 | Blue violet Spray | ΔE 6.9 |
| P3 | #3B5BA1 | Blue Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Tom Color | #627281 | FS 35164 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Mission Models | #4B5C6C | Intermediate Blue FS 35164 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #546572 | Gray Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 7.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #1560B3 | Blue Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mig | #445366 | French Blue Acrylics | ΔE 8.9 |
| Italeri | #0068AD | French Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.2 |
| Revell | #5B6870 | Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.7 |
| Creature | #105AC4 | Blue Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.7 |
| Liquitex | #234E7B | Cerulean Blue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2E4993 | Ultramarine Blue Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 11.4 |
| Arteza | #027095 | Pearl Turquoise Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.5 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Blue 3 Layer paints ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Marine 4 Layer paints ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Marine 3 Layer paints ΔE 13.3 · far
- E Blue 4 Layer paints ΔE 13.7 · far
- E Blue Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 13.7 · far
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