Tank Grey
Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S67
#24383F · L*22.2 a*-5.8 b*-6.9
The closest match to Humbrol Tank Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Tank Grey is a very dark, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry British Royal Blue Shade at ΔE 1.1. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Tank Grey?
Foundry British Royal Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Tank Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 (ΔE 1.6) and AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Tank Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Charcoal Grey, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Tank Grey Shop Foundry British Royal Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set
Tank Grey equivalent in Foundry
- A British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Storm Blue Shade Paint System 39A ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tank Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Gray Fs36081 Mr Color 301 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color H326 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tank Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air AK2162 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Pla Dark Blue AFV AK4251 ΔE 3.7 · close
Tank Grey equivalent in Italeri
- A Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint 4752AP ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 4.7 · close
Tank Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint MRP-417 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Raf Blue-grey Bs633 Mr Paint MRP-380 ΔE 3.5 · close
Tank Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B Charcoal Grey Arte Deco 85.119 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Sombre Grey Game Air 76.048 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Tank Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors 2496 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tank Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Scarab Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0 · close
Tank Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 4.7 · close
Tank Grey equivalent in Reaper
- B Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9255 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Tank Grey equivalent in Liquitex
- C Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix 503 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 3.7 · close
Tank Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- C Dark Blue 438m TC-0311 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C London Grey RAL 7026 TC-0247 ΔE 4.7 · close
Tank Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| Scale75 | #17383D | Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Duncan | #34444C | Oxidation Green Wave 3 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Monument | #2A3235 | Dark Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Golden | #2B4752 | Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #2A333C | Steel Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Citadel | #39484A | Mechanicus Standard Grey Air | ΔE 6.1 |
| Warcolours | #293543 | Blue Grey 5 Layer paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #1A4752 | Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.8 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.1 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mig | #21262C | Fs 25042 Sea Blue (ana 606) Acrylics | ΔE 8.1 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 10.6 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 14.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 16.2 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D White Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.9 · similar
- D Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.2 · similar
- D Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Black Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 11.8 · far
- E Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 12.6 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot