Paint Equivalents

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color)

Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H83

#72706D · L*47.3 a*0.2 b*1.9

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (2) is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Iron Warriors at ΔE 0.8. 8 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 (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color)?

Citadel Iron Warriors is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Have Glass Grey Fs 36170 (ΔE 1.4) and Vallejo Neutral Grey (ΔE 1.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Neutral Grey, ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Dark Gray (2) Shop Citadel Iron Warriors Shop Citadel Base set

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Iron Warriors Base ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Astrogranite Technical ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Have Glass Grey Fs 36170 Air (3rd Gen) AK11882 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Have Glass Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC245 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Neutral Grey Arte Deco 85.100 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Sea Grey Model Color 70.991 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Stone Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9086 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Gun Metal Shade Paint System 104A ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Warm Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Warcolours conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Metallic gray Lacquer Paint LP-61 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Golden

  1. B N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1445 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics 7445 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint 4785AP ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Steel Gray Acrylic Colors 2561 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2895 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Dark Gray (2) in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #6D6B6C Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.1
Scale75 #6E6E70 Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 3.1
Mission Models #696866 Have Glass Grey FS36170 ΔE 3.2
Tom Color #6A6B66 NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 ΔE 3.2
Revell #6C706F Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.3
Mr. Paint #686765 Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint ΔE 3.6
Green Stuff World #787878 Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.6
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 3.7
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.9
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 5.0
Coat d'Arms #6D746D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 5.7
Humbrol #827773 Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 5.8
Monument #837876 Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.4
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 7.4
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 9.2
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 13.3
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 14.0

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.6 · close
  3. C RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.9 · close
  4. D German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 7.2 · similar
  5. D JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 7.6 · similar
  6. D Metal Black Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 8.3 · similar

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot