British Gun Grey Shade
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 108A
#7997A2 · L*60.6 a*-7.9 b*-9.2
The closest match to Foundry British Gun Grey Shade in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry British Gun Grey Shade is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby RLM65 Light Blue at ΔE 1.6. 17 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 Foundry British Gun Grey Shade?
Mr. Hobby RLM65 Light Blue is the closest equivalent to Foundry British Gun Grey Shade in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Silver Marlin (ΔE 1.8) and Mr. Paint Azzurro Subalare (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry British Gun Grey Shade?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Pale Blue, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry British Gun Grey Shade Shop Mr. Hobby RLM65 Light Blue (Acrysion) Shop Mr. Hobby Acrysion set
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion SP115 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Blue Gray Fs35189 Mr Color 367 ΔE 3.0 · very close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in FolkArt
- A Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors 6465 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Dolphin Acrylic Colors 4665 ΔE 4.4 · close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Azzurro Subalare Mr Paint MRP-319 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Gray Blue Mr Paint MRP-398 ΔE 3.3 · very close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Duncan
- A Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 7.2 · similar
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Mig-29 Light Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC337 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B RLM 78 (1941) Air (3rd Gen) RC280 ΔE 2.1 · very close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Tom Color
- B Faded Blue Jeans TC-0157 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C FS 35189 TC-0023 ΔE 4.9 · close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Vallejo
- B Pale Blue Model Air 71.008 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Light Blue RLM65 Model Air 71.255 ΔE 4.0 · close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in P3
- B Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.8 · similar
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-31 ΔE 4.0 · close
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Scale75
- C Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.0 · similar
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Mig
- C RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 5.8 · similar
British Gun Grey Shade equivalent in Mission Models
- C Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 5.4 · similar
British Gun Grey Shade in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 4.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 5.2 |
| Italeri | #7E8E9A | Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.5 |
| Reaper | #6BA2B7 | Hobgoblin Blue Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #8BA3A3 | Celestra Grey Base | ΔE 6.4 |
| The Army Painter | #7A97B1 | Fog Grey Warpaints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #67A3BB | Pool Blue Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Revell | #8C969F | Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.9 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.4 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #5D8499 | Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.0 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 9.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #48A3C0 | Zima Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 9.5 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.3 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 11.0 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.1 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 14.1 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- C British Gun Grey Paint System ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Stone Light Paint System ΔE 5.0 · close
- D British Blue Grey Light Paint System ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D German Late Field Grey Light Paint System ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Prussian Gun Mid Blue Light Paint System ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D British Gun Grey Light Paint System ΔE 9.4 · similar
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