British Gun Grey
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 108B
#89A0A8 · L*64.4 a*-6.3 b*-6.8
The closest match to Foundry British Gun Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry British Gun Grey is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 at ΔE 1.7. 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?
Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 is the closest equivalent to Foundry British Gun Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 (ΔE 2.0) and FolkArt Ice Blue (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry British Gun Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Blue RLM65, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry British Gun Grey Shop Vallejo Light Blue RLM65 Shop Vallejo Model Air set
British Gun Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Light Blue RLM65 Model Air 71.255 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Pale Blue Model Color 70.906 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
British Gun Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 Mr Paint MRP-291 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Russia Cockpit Light Grey Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A044 ΔE 3.1 · very close
British Gun Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ice Blue Metallics 2588 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Dolphin Acrylic Colors 4665 ΔE 3.4 · very close
British Gun Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B RLM 65 (1938) Real Colors - WWII RC271 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Mig-25/mig-31 Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC336 ΔE 2.5 · very close
British Gun Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-26 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint LP-36 ΔE 3.3 · very close
British Gun Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- C Barley Grey TC-0181 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D FS 35189 TC-0023 ΔE 5.6 · similar
British Gun Grey equivalent in Citadel
- C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Celestra Grey Base ΔE 4.2 · close
British Gun Grey equivalent in P3
- C Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
British Gun Grey equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics AMIG0212 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 4.5 · close
British Gun Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion SP115 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color 363 ΔE 4.3 · close
British Gun Grey equivalent in Italeri
- C Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4762AP ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint 4761AP ΔE 6.6 · similar
British Gun Grey equivalent in Duncan
- C Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.4 · close
British Gun Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #7FA2B5 | Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mission Models | #809495 | Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 | ΔE 5.1 |
| The Army Painter | #8E9999 | Cadre Grey Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #8AAFBC | Light Blue Gloss™ | ΔE 5.4 |
| Reaper | #9EB0BA | Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #8C969F | Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.8 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 7.9 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 8.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 9.2 |
| Warcolours | #979797 | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 10.1 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.4 |
| Acrilex | #82A8D3 | Azul Bali Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- C British Gun Grey Shade Paint System ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Stone Light Paint System ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D British Gun Grey Light Paint System ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D British Blue Grey Light Paint System ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D German Late Field Grey Light Paint System ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Gun Metal Paint System ΔE 8.7 · similar
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