Arctic Blue is a light muted blue with a cool undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Dried Lavender underneath and Sinner Flesh on the highlights, all in the Scale75 line. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; Green Stuff World Wolven Grey is the nearest same-finish option at 91 percent, with 1 brand in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Arctic Blue equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Wolven Grey, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.9).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Decadent Purple, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Company Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 6.0).
- From Citadel: Citadel Blue Horror, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.7).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol US Ghost Grey, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 7.2).
- Nearest in the Revell catalog: Revell Grey/Grau (RAL 7001), only a loose relative (delta E 8.4).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Citadel
Humbrol
Revell
Vallejo
Tamiya
AK Interactive
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What is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Arctic Blue?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Wolven Grey at 91% color similarity.
What color is Arctic Blue?
Arctic Blue is a light muted blue with a cool undertone (hex #B5BBCE).
What do I highlight and shade Arctic Blue with?
Highlight Arctic Blue toward Sinner Flesh and shade it down into Dried Lavender, both Scale75 paints in the same finish family.