Ice Silver
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metallic Color GX · GX214
#747A92 · L*51.5 a*3.2 b*-13.7
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Ice Silver in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Ice Silver is a mid-toned, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Wisteria, ΔE 1.7. 26 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Ice Silver?
FolkArt Wisteria is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Ice Silver in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Cobalt Violet Grey (ΔE 2.1) and AK Interactive FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Ice Silver?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ocean Gray, ΔE 5.7 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Ice Silver Shop FolkArt Wisteria Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Ice Silver equivalent in FolkArt
- A Wisteria Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2736 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- D Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2923 ΔE 9.4 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Scale75
- B Cobalt Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Violet Grey Artist Range ΔE 6.7 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in AK Interactive
- B FS 35450 Air Superiority Blue Air AK2145 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B FS 36176 F-15 Dark Grey Air AK2143 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Ice Silver equivalent in Humbrol
- C RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt 96 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss 123 ΔE 8.6 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Duncan
- D Enticing Purple Wave 3 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Drakolich Scales D&D Undead Set ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Uniform Grey Warpaints WP1118 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Mig
- D Fs 26231 (bs 638) Acrylics AMIG0205 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Grey Acrylics AMIG0059 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Vallejo
- D Ocean Gray Model Air 71.273 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Cold Flesh Nocturna Models 74.014 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Tom Color
- D Dark Cammo Grey Bs629 TC-0067 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Amt-11 Light Grey TC-0186 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Tamiya
- D Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-25 ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Mission Models
- D Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 MMP-064 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Ice Silver equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Gray Mr Paint MRP-403 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Neutral Grey 43 Mr Paint MRP-141 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Ice Silver in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #6C7883 | Rebel Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 7.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #637FA4 | Shadow Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #5F74A3 | Blueberry Frost Colors | ΔE 8.1 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 8.3 |
| Citadel | #8B8893 | Slaanesh Grey Dry | ΔE 8.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 8.5 |
| Reaper | #7F77A8 | Icy Violet Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 8.6 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 9.6 |
| Warcolours | #526989 | Blue Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 10.3 |
| Italeri | #71787B | Medium Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 10.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 10.5 |
| Acrilex | #978FAC | Violeta Gris Paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Liquitex | #8486C3 | Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.9 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 11.0 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.0 |
| Monument | #638AC1 | Faded Ultramarine Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 17.6 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Clear Black Mr Clear Color GX ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Intermediate Blue Fs35164 Mr Color ΔE 9.7 · similar
- D Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray ΔE 10.0 · similar
- E JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Violet Acrysion ΔE 10.5 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot