Cross-brand swaps do not really exist for Cobalt Metal; the closest color anywhere, Tamiya Metallic Blue at 69 percent, sits in a different finish class, so it is a reference not a substitute. Color-wise this is a moderate, mid-tone metallic silver leaning cool. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.
Cobalt Metal equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Tamiya Metallic Blue, dries clearly cooler and more saturated than Cobalt Metal, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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80sUsable
<70Mix
Tamiya
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Vallejo
Citadel
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Cobalt Metal?
The closest same-finish match is Tamiya Metallic Blue at 69% color similarity.
What finish is Cobalt Metal?
Cobalt Metal is a metallic paint with a silver tone and a reflective finish. Because the shine comes from metal flake, a flat paint can match the color and still be wrong for the job, which is why cross-finish matches here are references rather than swaps.