Paint Equivalents

FS 35237 Medium Grey

AK Interactive · Air · AK2056

#61696B · L*43.8 a*-2.6 b*-2.2

The closest match to AK Interactive FS 35237 Medium Grey in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive FS 35237 Medium Grey is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint Smoke Clear at ΔE 1.3. 14 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 AK Interactive FS 35237 Medium Grey?

Mr. Paint Smoke Clear is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive FS 35237 Medium Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 (ΔE 1.6) and Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade (ΔE 1.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive FS 35237 Medium Grey?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Violet RLM75, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Smoke Clear Mr Paint MRP-271 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint MRP-439 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Paint conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Foundry

  1. A German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Mig

  1. B Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics AMIG0235 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) TC-0097 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air 71.259 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Gunmetal Mecha Color 69.058 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Dungeon Stone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.6 · close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Revell

  1. B Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Revell conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. C Black Ice ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Six Shooter ΔE 8.3 · similar

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics Sequin Silver ΔE 4.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Slate Grey World War II Range 533 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full AK Interactive → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

FS 35237 Medium Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #646464 Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.3
Italeri #5B5E5F Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.4
Duncan #5C5E5F Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 4.7
Mission Models #696866 Have Glass Grey FS36170 ΔE 4.8
Warcolours #5F6772 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 5.1
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.2
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.4
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.4
Citadel #706E6B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 6.0
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 6.2
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 6.5
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.6
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.3
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.6
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 7.9
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.1
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.0
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 10.4

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A French Artillery Grey AFV ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Raf Ocean Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  3. B Neutral Grey 43 Air ΔE 3.1 · very close
  4. C A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.6 · close
  5. C Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.7 · close
  6. C Intermediate Blue Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.8 · close

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