Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors)
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 425
#464541 · L*29.3 a*-0.4 b*2.6
The closest match to FolkArt Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Medium Gray is a dark grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Graphite Gray at ΔE 1.3. 9 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 FolkArt Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors)?
Golden Graphite Gray is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Warm Grey 4 (ΔE 1.3) and Vallejo IJN Dark Black Green (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is IJN Dark Black Green, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Medium Gray Shop Golden Graphite Gray Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Golden
- A Graphite Gray Heavy Body 1160 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1444 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Warcolours
- A Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.5 · very close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Vallejo
- A IJN Dark Black Green Model Air 71.325 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Yellow Olive Model Air 71.013 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A RLM 72 Air (3rd Gen) RC276 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Us Army Helo Drab Fs 34031 Air (3rd Gen) AK11872 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Monument
- A Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series S22 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B PRIME Black Brown Pro Acrylic Primer 011P ΔE 2.3 · very close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Dark Gray Gloss™ 20366 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Burnt Umber Colors 20512 ΔE 4.6 · close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Dark Black Green Ijn TC-0098 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Olive Green Ija TC-0104 ΔE 4.0 · close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Citadel
- B Skavenblight Dinge Layer ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Charadon Granite Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.0 · close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in P3
- B Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Reaper
- B Stormy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9088 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Carbon Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9318 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Foundry
- B Granite Shade Paint System 31A ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System 121A ΔE 2.7 · very close
Medium Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 72 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A061 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B RLM 72 Grun Mr Paint MRP-062 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Medium Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #484848 | Black Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 2.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #4C4948 | Oil Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mission Models | #4D4845 | Metallic Burnt Iron 1 | ΔE 3.1 |
| Duncan | #454344 | Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | ΔE 3.6 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.6 |
| The Army Painter | #44453B | Hardened Carapace Warpaints | ΔE 3.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Mig | #505050 | Neutral Wash Washes | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #515151 | Atramentum Black Wash Ink | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #3F4742 | Olive Drab US Army Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Revell | #424335 | Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.8 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.1 |
| Acrilex | #52483B | Sépia Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Humbrol | #505654 | Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 6.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 10.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- B Podge Yellow Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Dark Gray Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Real Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Ash Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Boulder Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Classic French Gray Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.3 · similar
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