IJN Gray
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H61
#748E98 · L*57.4 a*-6.8 b*-8.3
The closest match to Mr. Hobby IJN Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby IJN Gray is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Silver Marlin at ΔE 1.6. 16 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby IJN Gray?
FolkArt Silver Marlin is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby IJN Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Ocean gray 2 (ΔE 2.0) and AK Interactive RAL 7012 Basalt Grey (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby IJN Gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Green, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby IJN Gray Shop FolkArt Silver Marlin Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
IJN Gray equivalent in FolkArt
- A Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors 6465 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Blue Echo Acrylic Colors 2639 ΔE 4.3 · close
IJN Gray equivalent in Tamiya
- A Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray AS-31 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 3.0 · very close
IJN Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- B RAL 7012 Basalt Grey Air AK2174 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B RLM 78 (1941) Air (3rd Gen) RC280 ΔE 3.4 · very close
IJN Gray equivalent in Scale75
- B Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Cobalt Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 7.2 · similar
IJN Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Azzurro Subalare Mr Paint MRP-319 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Gray Blue Mr Paint MRP-398 ΔE 3.5 · close
IJN Gray equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Uniform Grey World War II Range 525 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- E Shadow Grey Fantasy Range 150 ΔE 12.0 · far
IJN Gray equivalent in Tom Color
- B Faded Blue Jeans TC-0157 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Blue Grey 058m TC-0145 ΔE 3.2 · very close
IJN Gray equivalent in Mission Models
- B British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 4.8 · close
IJN Gray equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics AMIG0246 ΔE 5.9 · similar
IJN Gray equivalent in Foundry
- B British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Stone Light Paint System 57C ΔE 5.6 · similar
IJN Gray equivalent in Duncan
- B Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Gravestone Blue Wave 1 ΔE 5.7 · similar
IJN Gray equivalent in Vallejo
- C Grey Green Mecha Color 69.014 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Pale Blue Model Air 71.008 ΔE 3.8 · close
IJN Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #7E8E9A | Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Revell | #798790 | Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 5.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #7AA0AB | Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Reaper | #618095 | Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.9 |
| Citadel | #899092 | Ironbreaker Air | ΔE 7.1 |
| The Army Painter | #5A7F93 | Eternal Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 7.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 8.6 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 8.7 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 8.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 9.7 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 10.4 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.8 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 11.5 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.5 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
| Creature | #7BA2DD | Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.8 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- B Blue Gray Fs35189 Mr Color ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Gray Fs36320 Mr Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Neutral Gray Mr Color ΔE 4.1 · close
- C RLM65 Light Blue Acrysion ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 Mr Color ΔE 6.9 · similar
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