Gray
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H22
#546572 · L*41.9 a*-3.2 b*-9.4
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Gray is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Sombre Grey, ΔE 1.9. 15 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?
Vallejo Sombre Grey is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Storm Blue Light (ΔE 2.3) and Revell Greyish Blue (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sombre Grey, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Gray Shop Vallejo Sombre Grey (Game Air, 72.748) Shop Vallejo Game Air set
Gray equivalent in Vallejo
- A Sombre Grey Game Air 72.748 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B USAF Light Blue Model Air 71.111 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Gray equivalent in Foundry
- B Storm Blue Light Paint System 39C ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Confederate Grey Paint System 117B ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gray equivalent in Revell
- B Greyish Blue Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.0 · similar
Gray equivalent in Mission Models
- B Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF MMP-138 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Intermediate Blue FS 35164 MMP-071 ΔE 3.6 · close
Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Raf Pru Blue Bs381c/636 Air (3rd Gen) AK11852 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Grey-blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11165 ΔE 3.8 · close
Gray equivalent in Scale75
- C Ocean Gray Warfront Range ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Pastel Blue Artist Range ΔE 5.7 · similar
Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Intermediate Blue FS35164 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A089 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-113 ΔE 4.0 · close
Gray equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Runic Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Wolf Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 4.0 · close
Gray equivalent in Warcolours
- C Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Blue Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.6 · similar
Gray equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Sky Blue Colors 20770 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Turquoise Gloss™ 21360 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Gray equivalent in Tom Color
- C Cinza Azulado Médio TC-0204 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Ana 603 Sea Grey TC-0161 ΔE 4.1 · close
Gray equivalent in Duncan
- C Shadow Blue Wave 3 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #626B72 | Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics | ΔE 4.4 |
| FolkArt | #525B62 | Wrought Iron Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #646B75 | IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| P3 | #4E5861 | Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Italeri | #556B71 | Dark Gull Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #55677F | Smoked Blue Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Citadel | #507085 | Russ Grey Air | ΔE 5.5 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #556363 | Slate Grey World War II Range | ΔE 6.9 |
| Acrilex | #545F78 | Azul Seco Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #575B5A | Primer Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.6 |
| Reaper | #537B95 | Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 9.7 |
| Liquitex | #1C5E78 | Cerulean Blue Hue Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.7 |
| Golden | #245262 | Cobalt Turquoise OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 10.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #285E68 | Cobalt Bluegreen Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 11.1 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Neutral Gray Acrysion ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- C Ocean Gray Mr Color ΔE 4.5 · close
- D German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D JMSDF 2705 Dark Gray N4 Mr Color ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Dark Seagray Bs381c 638 Mr Color ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Gray "Grau" Mr Color ΔE 7.1 · similar
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