Marine 2
Warcolours · Layer paints
#4AA8EE · L*66.2 a*-5.7 b*-43.1
The closest match to Warcolours Marine 2 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Marine 2 is a light, saturated blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Liquitex Fluorescent Blue at ΔE 3.2 — very close. 20 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Marine 2?
Liquitex Fluorescent Blue is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Marine 2 in any other range, at ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Vivid Blue (ΔE 3.6) and FolkArt Medium Blue (ΔE 3.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Marine 2?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 4.8 — a close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Marine 2 Shop Liquitex Fluorescent Blue Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Marine 2 equivalent in Liquitex
- B Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 984 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- E Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 570 ΔE 15.1 · far
Marine 2 equivalent in Foundry
- C Vivid Blue Paint System 22B ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Union Trouser Blue Light Paint System 112C ΔE 5.7 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in FolkArt
- C Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2927 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Bavarian Blue Military Range 239 ΔE 3.9 · close
- E Hawk Turquoise Fantasy Range 165 ΔE 12.2 · far
Marine 2 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Clear Blue Acrysion N93 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Cyan Primary Color Pigments CR1 ΔE 3.9 · close
Marine 2 equivalent in Arteza
- C Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A500 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Cobalt Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A501 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in Tamiya
- C Clear blue Lacquer Paint LP-68 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D French blue Spray TS-10 ΔE 9.1 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in Reaper
- C Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9018 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89526 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Arctic Gem Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.9 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in Vallejo
- C Fluorescent Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.038 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Candy Racing Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.076 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in Creature
- D Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-012 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl MPA-013 ΔE 8.2 · similar
Marine 2 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- D Neptunus Blue Metallic Colors ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 7.8 · similar
Marine 2 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #2F9AD6 | Guilliman Blue Glaze | ΔE 5.4 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tom Color | #35A9DA | Azul Marshmallow | ΔE 6.3 |
| Duncan | #57B7E8 | Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mig | #2495FB | Cyan Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 6.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #64B3DC | Cool Blue Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #6899C1 | Azure Blue Mr Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Scale75 | #2496C8 | Sky Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 8.2 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.2 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 8.4 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 11.6 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 13.2 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 15.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 15.5 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- C Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Metallic Sky Metallic paints ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Marine 1 Layer paints ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Blue Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 11.8 · far
- E Blue 2 Layer paints ΔE 13.0 · far
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