Gun Chrome
Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 104
#B2BFC4 · L*76.5 a*-3.5 b*-4.0
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Gun Chrome in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Gun Chrome is a light, muted blue-green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive FS 16473 Adc Grey, ΔE 1.2. 10 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 Gun Chrome?
AK Interactive FS 16473 Adc Grey is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Gun Chrome in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Grey Knights Steel (ΔE 2.1) and Mission Models USN Pale Grey Blue 5P (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Gun Chrome?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flanker Light Blue, ΔE 3.2 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Gun Chrome Shop AK Interactive FS 16473 Adc Grey Shop AK Interactive Air set
Gun Chrome equivalent in AK Interactive
- A FS 16473 Adc Grey Air AK2146 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Spectrum Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11162 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Citadel
- B Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.1 · very close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Arcadian Blue (F 1965) MMP-136 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Gun Chrome equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Battleship Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Ashen Stone Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.6 · close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Humbrol
- B US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 127 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 3.9 · close
Gun Chrome equivalent in P3
- B Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Gun Chrome equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Tin Star ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Silver Fox ΔE 3.9 · close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B China Blue Colors 21483 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 4.0 · close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Vallejo
- B Flanker Light Blue Model Air 71.334 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Wolf Grey Game Air 76.047 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Revell
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B White Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.3 · very close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-284 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A068 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Gun Chrome equivalent in Tamiya
- B Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-19 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 3.9 · close
Gun Chrome in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.7 |
| FolkArt | #BEC2C5 | Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.0 |
| Reaper | #C3D0D6 | Sparkling Snow Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.4 |
| Foundry | #9FB2B8 | British Gun Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 4.4 |
| Scale75 | #9FB3BC | Artic Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B0BBB7 | Horse Tone – Grey Military Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #ACB1B7 | Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tom Color | #A1ABAD | Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mig | #B4CEDB | Light Blue Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Warcolours | #C6C6C6 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 7.6 |
| Duncan | #B7D5D8 | Ion Blue Wave 3 | ΔE 7.7 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 11.0 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Light Gull Gray Acrysion ΔE 3.7 · close
- C IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Jasdf Radome Gray Mr Color ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Super Iron 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
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