Clear blue (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-68
#00A6EA · L*64.3 a*-11.7 b*-44.0
The closest match to Tamiya Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Clear blue is a mid-toned, saturated blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry Vivid Blue at ΔE 0.6. 18 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 Tamiya Clear blue (Lacquer Paint)?
Foundry Vivid Blue is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Light Blue (ΔE 0.7) and Creature Sky Blue (ΔE 3.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Clear blue (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Sea Blue, ΔE 4.0 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Clear blue Shop Foundry Vivid Blue Shop Foundry Paint System set
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Foundry
- A Vivid Blue Paint System 22B ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Tomb Blue Paint System 23B ΔE 5.6 · similar
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Light Blue Aqueous Hobby Color H323 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Clear Blue Acrysion N93 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Creature
- B Sky Blue Monument Pro Acryl MPA-012 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- E Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl MPA-013 ΔE 11.7 · far
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Reaper
- B Marid Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89526 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Sky Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9018 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ghostly Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Ice Storm Warpaints WP1432 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Tom Color
- C Azul Marshmallow TCUP-25 ΔE 3.9 · close
- E FS 35231 TC-0032 ΔE 11.1 · far
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Citadel
- C Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Lothern Blue Air ΔE 4.8 · close
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Light Sea Blue Model Air 71.089 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Fluorescent Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.038 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Warcolours
- C Marine 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Transparent Blue Transparent paints ΔE 5.3 · similar
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2927 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D French Blue Acrylic Colors 639 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Arteza
- C Sky Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A500 ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Clear blue (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Liquitex
- C Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 984 ΔE 4.8 · close
- E Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 570 ΔE 15.0 · far
Clear blue in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #4A9CC7 | Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #2F9CF1 | Bavarian Blue Military Range | ΔE 5.8 |
| Scale75 | #2496C8 | Sky Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.0 |
| AK Interactive | #3398C4 | Deep Sky Blue -78- Figures | ΔE 6.3 |
| Acrilex | #48B5E2 | Azul Celeste Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #53A7CB | Blue Glacier Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.6 |
| Humbrol | #4598C0 | Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #64B3DC | Cool Blue Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #4B94CB | Da Ba Dee | ΔE 6.9 |
| Mission Models | #6299C4 | Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets | ΔE 7.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #009CC5 | Blue SU-27 Mr Paint | ΔE 7.6 |
| Golden | #6299CF | Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.2 |
| Monument | #248CCB | Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Mig | #2495FB | Cyan Acrylics | ΔE 8.7 |
| Italeri | #4385C5 | Azure Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.1 |
| Revell | #2881BB | Light Blue Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 12.5 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 14.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 14.9 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- D Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D French blue Spray ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Light blue Spray ΔE 9.7 · similar
- E Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 10.9 · far
- E Pearl light blue Spray ΔE 11.3 · far
- E Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 13.4 · far
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