Paint Equivalents

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color)

Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H82

#9F9F9B · L*65.4 a*-0.8 b*2.1

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (1) is a light grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Skull Linen Dip at ΔE 0.9. 9 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 Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color)?

Green Stuff World Skull Linen Dip is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Splinter Camouflage Base (ΔE 1.3) and Liquitex Iridescent Bright Silver (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Splinter Camouflage Base, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (1) Shop Green Stuff World Skull Linen Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. D Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Splinter Camouflage Base Panzer Aces 70.345 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Silver Metal Color 77.724 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix 236 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. E Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix 238 ΔE 14.8 · far

Full Mr. Hobby → Liquitex conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Natural Steel Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11210 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Raf Sky Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11848 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Sawgrass Acrylic Colors 2490 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Pale Gray Acrylic Colors 6463 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89550 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9038 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Primer WP1472 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Orc Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Nuln Oil Shade ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B IJNAF J3 Hai Iro (Ash Gray) Mr Paint MRP-427 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Dove Grey Mr Paint MRP-223 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Monument

  1. B Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 025 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 045 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Monument conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Gun Metal Paint System 104B ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Dark Gray (1) in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Warcolours #A5A5A5 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.9
Mig #A7A7A7 Crystal Glass Acrylics ΔE 3.4
Apple Barrel #A5A59B Dolphin Grey Gloss™ ΔE 3.4
Tom Color #959A94 FS 36440 ΔE 3.5
Scale75 #9C9DA1 Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.5
Revell #9DA2A6 Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.7
Golden #979392 N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.7
Tamiya #8F918C Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 4.9
Italeri #8E9493 Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.0
Mission Models #8F908B Transparent Smoke ΔE 5.0
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 6.1
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4
Coat d'Arms #B2A7A5 Mid Grey Military Range ΔE 6.9
Arteza #ACABB1 Silver Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.0
Creature #B9BCB5 Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.3
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 8.4
Kimera Kolors #A99E85 Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 9.2
Acrilex #A89A82 Concreto Paints ΔE 9.5

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B Aluminium Mr Metal Color ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. B Chrome Silver Mr Metal Color ΔE 3.3 · very close
  3. C Dark Gray (1) Mr Color ΔE 4.4 · close
  4. C Darkgray (1) Acrysion ΔE 4.4 · close
  5. C Lightircraft Gray Bs381c 627 Mr Color ΔE 4.6 · close
  6. D Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 6.8 · similar

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