Paint Equivalents

Grey

Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S64

#999CA3 · L*64.3 a*0.3 b*-4.0

The closest match to Humbrol Grey in every other range, nearest first.

Humbrol Grey is a mid grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models White Aluminum at ΔE 0.6. 10 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 Humbrol Grey?

Mission Models White Aluminum is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Plate Mail Metal (ΔE 1.5) and Scale75 Heavy Metal (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Grey?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Plate Mail Metal, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Grey equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A White Aluminum MMM-008 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. C High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 MMP-117 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Humbrol → Mission Models conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Plate Mail Metal Surface Primer 70.628 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Pale Blue Grey Model Air 71.046 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Humbrol → Vallejo conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Artic Blue Artist Range ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Humbrol → Scale75 conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A RAL 7001 Silbergrau TC-0091 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Silver Grey TC-0241 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Humbrol → Tom Color conversion chart

Grey equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Mithril Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Ash Grey Warpaints WP1117 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Humbrol → The Army Painter conversion chart

Grey equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Deep Ocean Blue Acrylic Colors 2555 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Baby Blue Acrylic Colors 442 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Humbrol → FolkArt conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint MRP-372 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Medium Grey FS36375 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A086 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Humbrol → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Hull Color/Maizuru Mr Color 603 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Humbrol → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Mig

  1. B Grey Shine Acrylics AMIG0911 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Fs 36270 Medium Gray Acrylics AMIG0211 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Humbrol → Mig conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Revell

  1. B Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Humbrol → Revell conversion chart

Grey equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Light Ghost Grey Fs 36375 10ml Real Colors - Air RC252 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Silbergrau -silver Grey RAL 7001 10ml Real Colors - Air RC210 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Humbrol → AK Interactive conversion chart

Grey equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Drakenhof Nightshade Shade ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Humbrol → Citadel conversion chart

Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #9D9E9F Gun Metal Paint System ΔE 3.2
Apple Barrel #99979A Pure Silver Colors ΔE 3.2
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6
Duncan #959496 Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.8
Reaper #9F9F9F Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 3.8
Warcolours #979797 Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 4.0
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.4
Monument #9A9E9D Silver Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.6
Arteza #ACABB1 Silver Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.1
Golden #979392 N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 5.6
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.9
Green Stuff World #A2A19D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 6.2
Coat d'Arms #AEB2BD Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range ΔE 6.7
Tamiya #828D93 IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.9
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.2
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 8.6
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 10.1
Acrilex #978FAC Violeta Gris Paints ΔE 11.4

Nearest colours inside Humbrol

  1. B Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. E US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin ΔE 11.0 · far
  3. E Aluminium Aerosol Sprays ΔE 12.5 · far
  4. E Aluminium Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 14.3 · far
  5. E Light Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 14.4 · far
  6. E Silver Aerosol Sprays ΔE 14.6 · far

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