Clear Black
Mr. Hobby · Mr Clear Color GX · GX101
#758399 · L*54.4 a*-0.0 b*-13.5
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Clear Black in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Clear Black is a mid-toned, muted blue. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is AK Interactive FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue at ΔE 3.4 — very close. 23 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 Mr. Hobby Clear Black?
AK Interactive FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Clear Black in any other range, at ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Light sea grey (ΔE 4.0) and Tom Color Dunkelgrau Dkm51 (ΔE 4.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Clear Black?
The nearest Vallejo paint is UK Azure Blue, ΔE 5.4 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Clear Black Shop AK Interactive FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue Shop AK Interactive Air set
Clear Black equivalent in AK Interactive
- B FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue Air AK2145 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B FS 36176 F-15 Dark Grey Air AK2143 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Clear Black equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-25 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Tom Color
- C Dunkelgrau Dkm51 TC-0101 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C FS 35237 TC-0048 ΔE 4.3 · close
Clear Black equivalent in Duncan
- C Gravestone Blue Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Drakolich Scales D&D Undead Set ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Wolf Grey Warpaints WP1119 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 36375 Light Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0203 ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in FolkArt
- C Blue Echo Acrylic Colors 2639 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Wisteria Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2736 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Vallejo
- D UK Azure Blue Model Air 71.108 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Pastel Blue Model Color 70.901 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Scale75
- D Artic Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Grey Spell Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.9 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Shadow Grey Fantasy Range 150 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Uniform Grey World War II Range 525 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Reaper
- D Snow Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9021 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors 9323 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Clear Black equivalent in Mission Models
- D Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 MMP-064 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Medium Grey FS 36270 MMP-118 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Clear Black in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #787F87 | Gray Mr Paint | ΔE 6.1 |
| Italeri | #7E8E9A | Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Revell | #798790 | Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.3 |
| Foundry | #6C7883 | Rebel Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #708BB6 | Blue Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Citadel | #5A7FA3 | Stormfang Dry | ΔE 7.0 |
| Humbrol | #677290 | RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #6289B2 | Blue Bonnet Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 7.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 8.4 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 8.4 |
| Monument | #638AC1 | Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.8 |
| Liquitex | #8486C3 | Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.8 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.4 |
| Acrilex | #8EA3CA | Azul Country Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.8 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Ice Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Intermediate Blue Fs35164 Mr Color ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Neutral Gray Mr Color ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Azure Blue Mr Color ΔE 8.7 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot