Blue Grey 5
Warcolours · Layer paints
#293543 · L*21.7 a*-0.9 b*-10.3
The closest match to Warcolours Blue Grey 5 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Blue Grey 5 is a very dark, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Monument Vince Venturella Payne's Grey at ΔE 1.4. 12 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 5?
Monument Vince Venturella Payne's Grey is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Blue Grey 5 in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color RAL 5008 Graublau (ΔE 2.0) and AK Interactive Sea Blue (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Blue Grey 5?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Sea Blue, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Blue Grey 5 Shop Monument Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Shop Monument Pro Signature Series set
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Monument
- A Vince Venturella Payne's Grey Pro Signature Series S02 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 044 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Tom Color
- A RAL 5008 Graublau TC-0084 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Raf WW2 Uniform Base TC-0099 ΔE 4.9 · close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Sea Blue Air AK2233 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Graublau-grey Blue RAL 5008 Real Colors - Air RC208 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Foundry
- B Union Blue Shade Paint System 111A ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B American Olive Green Shade Paint System 94A ΔE 3.2 · very close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Steel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.0 · similar
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Fs15050 A Aqueous Hobby Color H328 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Blue Fs15044 Mr Color 326 ΔE 4.0 · close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B SCC No.14 Mr Paint MRP-348 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint MRP-281 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Deep Ocean Blue Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Occultist Cloak Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.8 · close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Vallejo
- C Dark Sea Blue Model Color 70.898 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Glossy Sea Blue Model Air 71.300 ΔE 3.7 · close
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Dark Granite Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21984E ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Black Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21985E ΔE 6.7 · similar
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Scale75
- C Shadow Blue Warfront Range ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Deep Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
Blue Grey 5 equivalent in Citadel
- C Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Fenrys Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.1 · similar
Blue Grey 5 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #2E3B43 | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.3 |
| Reaper | #202835 | Coal Black Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #282C37 | Payne's Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mig | #272B34 | RAL 7021 Dunkelgrau Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Liquitex | #192734 | Prussian Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| FolkArt | #1E3541 | Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mission Models | #344756 | Graugrun RLM 74 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.5 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #384861 | Super Wash Blue Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.1 |
| P3 | #203467 | Exile Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.7 |
| Acrilex | #34446E | Azul Marinho Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 16.4 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Marine 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
- E Brown 5 Layer paints ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 11.6 · far
- E Cool Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 12.0 · far
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