Fs 26231 (bs 638)
Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0205
#71737F · L*48.6 a*1.8 b*-6.8
The closest match to Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) in every other range, nearest first.
Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) is a mid-toned, muted blue. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Uniform Grey at ΔE 0.5. 19 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 Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638)?
The Army Painter Uniform Grey is the closest equivalent to Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Violet Grey (ΔE 1.3) and Mission Models Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ocean Gray, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mig Fs 26231 (bs 638) Shop The Army Painter Uniform Grey (Warpaints) Shop The Army Painter Warpaints set
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Uniform Grey Warpaints WP1118 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Uniform Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Scale75
- A Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Cobalt Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 4.1 · close
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 3.7 · close
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ocean Gray Model Air 71.273 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Sea Grey Model Air 71.049 ΔE 3.9 · close
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 123 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 96 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Revell
- C Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.7 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC296 ΔE 4.8 · close
- C Raf Ocean Grey – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC288 ΔE 4.9 · close
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Tamiya
- C IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-15 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Tom Color
- C Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D FS 36176 TC-0021 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2932 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics Sequin Silver ΔE 5.3 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint MRP-375 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Neutral Grey 43 Mr Paint MRP-141 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Fs 26231 (bs 638) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #6C7883 | Rebel Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Reaper | #78787A | Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 5.5 |
| Citadel | #66656E | Warpfiend Grey Layer | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mr. Hobby | #747A92 | Ice Silver Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 5.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 5.7 |
| Duncan | #7F7A8B | Enticing Purple Wave 3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Italeri | #71787B | Medium Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.4 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 7.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 8.7 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.1 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #616F6F | Field Blue World War II Range | ΔE 10.4 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.7 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mig
- B Dunkelgrau Light Base Acrylics ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Grey High Light Acrylics ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Grey Acrylics ΔE 7.1 · similar
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