Paint Equivalents

German Gray Highlight 1

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color Modulation Set · CMC07

#444A54 · L*31.3 a*0.0 b*-6.7

The closest match to Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 1 in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 1 is a dark, muted blue. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Grey Blue at ΔE 1.3. 12 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 German Gray Highlight 1?

Vallejo Grey Blue is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 1 in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Nobels Dark Tarmac No.4 (ΔE 1.5) and Tom Color Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 (ΔE 1.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 1?

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

Shop Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 1 Shop Vallejo Grey Blue (Model Air) Shop Vallejo Model Air set

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Grey Blue Model Air 71.005 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Titan Dark Blue Mecha Color 69.022 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Nobels Dark Tarmac No.4 Mr Paint MRP-342 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Grey FS36076 Mr Paint MRP-366 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 TC-0136 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Revell

  1. A Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Revell conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Mig

  1. B Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics AMIG0204 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Dunkelgrau Dark Base Acrylics AMIG0907 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Graphene Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC257 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Dark Eggplant Grey Fs 36076 10ml Real Colors - Air RC242 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 32 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays S27 ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Stone Shade Paint System 57A ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Slate Grey Shade Paint System 32A ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Cloudburst Blue Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Grauviolet RLM 75 MMP-050 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Gunship Grey FS 36118 MMP-084 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mission Models conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Eshin Grey Layer ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 1 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 3.0
Reaper #47484D Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 3.2
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 3.6
Duncan #45515B Faust Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.6
Tamiya #3E4448 Dark grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.2
Apple Barrel #465363 Denim Blue Colors ΔE 4.3
Coat d'Arms #404B4F Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range ΔE 5.1
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1
Green Stuff World #36455A Mirage Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5
FolkArt #555358 Chunky Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 5.8
Warcolours #4C4C4C Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.9
Monument #464C4C Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.1
Italeri #32393D Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.0
Golden #4A4A48 N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 7.2
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 7.7
Liquitex #283339 Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 9.0
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 9.4

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. C Burnt Iron Acrysion ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. C Dark Gray "Dunkel Grau" Mr Color ΔE 4.5 · close
  3. D JMSDF Cleated Deck Color Mr Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
  4. D Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 Mr Color ΔE 6.5 · similar
  5. D Japanese Navalrsenal Color Sasebo Mr Color Spray ΔE 6.6 · similar
  6. D Stainless Mr Metal Color ΔE 6.6 · similar

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