Paint Equivalents

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color)

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 301

#253C45 · L*23.9 a*-6.2 b*-8.4

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 is a very dark, muted blue-green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry British Royal Blue Shade 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 Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color)?

Foundry British Royal Blue Shade is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Tank Grey (ΔE 1.6) and AK Interactive RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) (ΔE 1.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Charcoal Grey, ΔE 3.9 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36081 Shop Foundry British Royal Blue Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Royal Blue Shade Paint System 74A ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Storm Blue Shade Paint System 39A ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays S67 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A RAL 5008 Grey-blue (graublau) Air AK2162 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Medium Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11184 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Tyrian Navy Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B IJAAF 3 Hai Ran Shoku (Cockpit Blue-gey) Mr Paint MRP-417 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Grey Blue RAL 5008 Mr Paint MRP-281 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Midnight Garden Acrylic Colors 2496 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → FolkArt conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors 9076 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D Templar Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9056 ΔE 6.8 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint 4752AP ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Gun Metal Acrylic Paint 4681AP ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-17 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat XF-50 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Golden

  1. C Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body 1469 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Cobalt Turquoise Heavy Body 1144 ΔE 7.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Oxidation Green Wave 3 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Hydra Green Wave 2 ΔE 6.4 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Duncan conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 (Mr Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Charcoal Grey Arte Deco 85.119 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Abyssal Turquoise Game Color 72.120 ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Gray Fs36081 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Monument #2C4855 Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series ΔE 4.2
Tom Color #364349 London Grey RAL 7026 ΔE 4.3
Green Stuff World #2C4655 Dusty Blue Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.4
Revell #354044 Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.6
Liquitex #283339 Muted Turquoise Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.7
Scale75 #17383D Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.8
Apple Barrel #2C4C57 Tuscan Teal Colors ΔE 5.4
Mission Models #1A4752 Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 ΔE 5.6
Citadel #273E51 Asurmen Blue Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 5.7
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 6.0
Warcolours #293543 Blue Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.6
Coat d'Arms #404B4F Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range ΔE 6.9
Arteza #214445 Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.2
Creature #292D2F Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.3
Mig #3F4551 Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics ΔE 9.0
P3 #4A5456 Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 10.0
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 13.9
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 15.5

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. C Blue Fs15044 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. C RLM70 Black Green Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.7 · close
  3. D Iron Mr Metal Color ΔE 5.1 · similar
  4. D Midnight Blue Acrysion ΔE 5.4 · similar
  5. D Engine Gray Fs16081 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.5 · similar
  6. D Gray Fs36081 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.8 · similar

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