IJN Hull Color/Kure
Mr. Hobby · Mr Color · 601
#8B8E92 · L*58.9 a*-0.3 b*-2.5
The closest match to Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Kure in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Kure is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tom Color Haze Grey Usn WW2 at ΔE 0.9. 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 IJN Hull Color/Kure?
Tom Color Haze Grey Usn WW2 is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Kure in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Russian AF Grey N.3 (ΔE 1.0) and The Army Painter Grey Primer (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Kure?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Russian AF Grey N.3, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby IJN Hull Color/Kure Shop Tom Color Haze Grey Usn WW2
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Tom Color
- A Haze Grey Usn WW2 TC-0176 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- C FS 36270 TC-0031 ΔE 3.6 · close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Vallejo
- A Russian AF Grey N.3 Model Air 71.339 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Model Color 70.990 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Grey Primer D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Primer ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Mission Models
- A Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 2.7 · very close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Medium Grey Fs 36270 Air (3rd Gen) AK11886 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Medium Grey Fs 36270 10ml Real Colors - Air RC249 ΔE 2.3 · very close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 5.8 · similar
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Citadel
- B Ironbreaker Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Chainmail Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.0 · very close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Shade Paint System 35A ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 2.8 · very close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Revell
- B Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 4.1 · close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in P3
- B Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.9 · similar
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Aircraft Exterior Grey FS36300 Mr Paint MRP-247 ΔE 3.2 · very close
IJN Hull Color/Kure equivalent in FolkArt
- B Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 5.5 · similar
IJN Hull Color/Kure in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #959496 | Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 3.1 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 3.2 |
| Reaper | #959595 | Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Tamiya | #828D93 | IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mig | #858F91 | Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| Warcolours | #979797 | Metallic Silver Metallic paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #95999A | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.9 |
| Scale75 | #8B8C87 | Graphite Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 5.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.9 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 10.4 |
| Acrilex | #978FAC | Violeta Gris Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.6 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Dark Gray (1) Mr Color ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Darkgray (1) Acrysion ΔE 4.7 · close
- D JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Neutral Gray Mr Color ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Dark Gray (1) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 7.1 · similar
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