Paint Equivalents

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color)

Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H306

#6E7173 · L*47.4 a*-0.7 b*-1.5

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36270 is a mid grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Gunmetal at ΔE 1.3. 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 Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color)?

Vallejo Gunmetal is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Brush-On Primer (ΔE 1.4) and Reaper Cloudy Grey (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color)?

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

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Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Gunmetal Game Air 72.754 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Camouflage Gray Model Air 71.280 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Neutral Grey 43 Air AK2203 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. A Neutral Grey 43 10ml Real Colors - Air RC261 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. D Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray TS-67 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Revell conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Warcolours conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mission Models conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) TC-0097 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Astrogranite Technical ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Iron Warriors Base ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Citadel conversion chart

Gray Fs36270 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 3.1
Italeri #71787B Medium Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.1
FolkArt #6A737A Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics ΔE 3.4
Duncan #6D6B6C Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.4
Green Stuff World #787878 Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.5
Mr. Paint #767A7B BBS Silver Mr Paint - Car ΔE 3.6
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.8
Foundry #656667 Gun Metal Shade Paint System ΔE 4.2
Golden #6F6B6A N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 4.4
Humbrol #6E6D75 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 4.7
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 5.5
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 5.6
Coat d'Arms #616F6F Field Blue World War II Range ΔE 5.9
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.2
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 8.1
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 9.0
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 12.8
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.3

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. B IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.6 · close
  3. D RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 5.2 · similar
  4. D German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 5.8 · similar
  5. D JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 5.9 · similar
  6. D Ocean Gray Mr Color ΔE 6.1 · similar

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