Paint Equivalents

Light Blue RLM65

Vallejo · Model Air · 71.255

#899CA2 · L*63.1 a*-5.4 b*-5.4

The closest match to Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Ice Blue at ΔE 1.0. 16 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 Light Blue RLM65?

FolkArt Ice Blue is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 (ΔE 1.4) and Foundry British Gun Grey (ΔE 1.7).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Light Blue RLM65?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Mig-25/mig-31 Grey 10ml, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Ice Blue Metallics 2588 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. C Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors 6465 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 Mr Paint MRP-291 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Russia Cockpit Light Grey Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A044 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Mig-25/mig-31 Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC336 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 78 (1941) Air (3rd Gen) RC280 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color 363 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion SP115 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Mig

  1. C Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics AMIG0212 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Cadre Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Shark White Warpaints Air ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C Barley Grey TC-0181 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C FS 36320 TC-0050 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Medium Grey FS 36270 MMP-118 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Celestra Grey Base ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Light Blue RLM65 in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #8C969F Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.7
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.8
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.0
Scale75 #7FA2B5 Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 5.9
Apple Barrel #95999A Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.0
Humbrol #9BA2AA Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 6.1
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.4
Reaper #9EB0BA Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.5
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.3
Warcolours #979797 Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 8.0
Coat d'Arms #6A8893 Uniform Grey World War II Range ΔE 8.2
Turbo Dork #6993AA Blue Steel ΔE 8.4
Golden #9FACBD Zinc White OPEN Acrylics ΔE 8.6
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 8.6
Green Stuff World #8C8C8C Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 9.0
Arteza #92B8C3 Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.0
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.6
Acrilex #82A8D3 Azul Bali Paints ΔE 13.2

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B Pale Blue Model Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Blue Grey Wash FX ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. C Light Blue RLM78 Model Air ΔE 3.7 · close
  4. C Flanker Light Gray Model Air ΔE 4.5 · close
  5. C USN Light Ghost Grey Surface Primer ΔE 5.0 · close
  6. C Dark Ghost Gray Model Air ΔE 5.0 · close

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