Paint Equivalents

Cyan

Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0128

#2495FB · L*60.6 a*5.8 b*-59.2

The closest match to Mig Cyan in every other range, nearest first.

Mig Cyan is a mid-toned, saturated blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Foundry Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light, ΔE 2.0. 21 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 Mig Cyan?

Foundry Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light is the closest equivalent to Mig Cyan in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Arteza Cobalt Blue (ΔE 2.3) and Coat d'Arms Bavarian Blue (ΔE 2.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Cyan?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Blue, ΔE 4.6 — a close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mig Cyan Shop Foundry Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light Shop Foundry Paint System set

Cyan equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Bavarian Cornflower Blue Light Paint System 73C ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. D Sky Blue Paint System 21B ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Mig → Foundry conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Cobalt Blue Acrylic Premium Paints A501 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Pearl Electrlc Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints A210 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Mig → Arteza conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Bavarian Blue Military Range 239 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. E Hideous Blue Fantasy Range 167 ΔE 11.2 · far

Full Mig → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Golden

  1. B Fluorescent Blue Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4605 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Manganese Blue Hue OPEN Acrylics 7457 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mig → Golden conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Metallic Sky Metallic paints ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Blue Glaze Glazing paints ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mig → Warcolours conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Chronus Blue Dry ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Guilliman Blue Glaze ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Mig → Citadel conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Liquitex

  1. C Fluorescent Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 984 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. E Brilliant Blue Heavy Body Acrylix 570 ΔE 10.2 · far

Full Mig → Liquitex conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Fluorescent Blue Premium Airbrush Color 62.038 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Deep Sky Blue Model Color 70.844 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Mig → Vallejo conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Da Ba Dee ΔE 4.9 · close
  2. E Blue Steel ΔE 11.7 · far

Cyan equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. D Sky Blue Acrysion N25 ΔE 5.9 · similar
  2. D Clear Blue Acrysion N93 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Mig → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in FolkArt

  1. D Medium Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2927 ΔE 6.1 · similar
  2. D Look at Me Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Look at Me Blue ΔE 7.9 · similar

Full Mig → FolkArt conversion chart

Cyan equivalent in Mission Models

  1. D Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets MMP-096 ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. E Light Blue (Mecha) MMP-173 ΔE 10.3 · far

Full Mig → Mission Models conversion chart

Cyan in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Apple Barrel #018AD2 Electric Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.5
Monument #248CCB Sky Blue Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.6
The Army Painter #1995D4 Arctic Gem Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.7
Mr. Paint #6394BD Azure Blue Ana 609 Mr Paint ΔE 6.8
Reaper #0288D1 Cyan Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 6.8
Italeri #4385C5 Azure Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.0
Scale75 #0184D2 Mana Regeneration Instant Colors Range ΔE 7.3
Duncan #6991C0 Celestial Blue Wave 1 ΔE 7.4
Tamiya #3690C0 French blue Spray ΔE 8.3
Creature #7BA2DD Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.5
Green Stuff World #5E88FF Blue Fluor Metallic ΔE 9.0
Tom Color #7094B4 FS 35231 ΔE 9.1
AK Interactive #7D9FC4 Raf Azure Blue 10ml Real Colors - Air ΔE 9.4
Revell #2881BB Light Blue Email Color - Gloss ΔE 9.5
Acrilex #82A8D3 Azul Bali Paints ΔE 9.7
Humbrol #4598C0 Middle Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.7
P3 #2C75BB Cygnar Blue Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 12.5
Kimera Kolors #5D8499 Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 13.9

Nearest colours inside Mig

  1. D Warhead Metallic Blue Acrylics ΔE 8.0 · similar
  2. D Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics ΔE 9.1 · similar
  3. D Crystal Light Blue Acrylics ΔE 9.8 · similar
  4. E Fs 36375 Light Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics ΔE 16.3 · far
  5. E Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics ΔE 17.7 · far
  6. E Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics ΔE 19.3 · far

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