Paint Equivalents

German Gray Highlight 2

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color Modulation Set · CMC08

#5D6566 · L*42.1 a*-2.9 b*-1.6

The closest match to Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade at ΔE 1.0. 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 2?

Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive French Artillery Grey (ΔE 1.1) and Mr. Paint Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) (ΔE 1.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Violet RLM75, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 Shop Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Foundry

  1. A German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Slate Grey Paint System 32B ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A French Artillery Grey AFV AK4052 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Raf Ocean Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11842 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint MRP-439 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Smoke Clear Mr Paint MRP-271 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Revell

  1. B Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Dust Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Revell conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B RAL 7012 Basaltgrau TC-0088 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Schlickgrau 58 TC-0097 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. B Black Ice ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Six Shooter ΔE 10.0 · similar

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Slate Grey World War II Range 533 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint 4861AP ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air 71.259 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Gunmetal Mecha Color 69.058 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Uniform Grey Warpaints Primer WP1118P ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Uniform Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

German Gray Highlight 2 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mig #5D6268 Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics ΔE 3.8
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.0
Scale75 #646464 Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.2
FolkArt #66696E Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 4.5
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.6
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 4.9
Mission Models #696866 Have Glass Grey FS36170 ΔE 5.0
Warcolours #5F6772 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 5.8
Reaper #535A53 Skeleton Key Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 6.2
P3 #4A5456 Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.3
Citadel #697068 Dawnstone Air ΔE 6.4
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.4
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 6.9
Apple Barrel #555F54 Hunter Green Colors ΔE 7.3
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.7
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.9
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 9.1
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.1

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B Ocean Gray Mr Color ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B JMSDF 2705 Dark Gray N4 Mr Color ΔE 3.5 · very close
  3. C RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.8 · close
  4. D IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color ΔE 5.7 · similar
  5. D Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.8 · similar
  6. D Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 Mr Color ΔE 6.0 · similar

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