Iron
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metal Color · 212
#193F45 · L*24.3 a*-11.4 b*-7.7
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Iron in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Iron is a very dark, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Turquoise -76- at ΔE 1.5. 17 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 Iron?
AK Interactive Turquoise -76- is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Iron in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Scarab Green (ΔE 1.8) and Monument Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Iron?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Turquoise, ΔE 5.1 — 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 Iron Shop AK Interactive Turquoise -76- Shop AK Interactive Figures set
Iron equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Turquoise -76- Figures AK3068 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Ocean Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11173 ΔE 4.6 · close
Iron equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Scarab Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Cobalt Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.5 · similar
Iron equivalent in Monument
- B Matt Cexwish Dark Emerald Pro Signature Series S20 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Vince Venturella Dark Jade Pro Signature Series S01 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Iron equivalent in Scale75
- B Despair Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Turquoise Ink Artist Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Iron equivalent in Foundry
- B Storm Blue Shade Paint System 39A ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Teal Blue Shade Paint System 24A ΔE 5.0 · similar
Iron equivalent in Arteza
- B Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints A609 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints A610 ΔE 9.3 · similar
Iron equivalent in Mission Models
- B Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 MMP-099 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) MMP-112 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Iron equivalent in Golden
- B Phthalo Green (blue Shade) OPEN Acrylics 7270 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Viridian Green Hue Heavy Body 1469 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Iron equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Arachnid Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Azure Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.8 · close
Iron equivalent in FolkArt
- C Grotto Acrylic Colors 4671 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Navajo Turquoise Acrylic Colors 99257 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Iron equivalent in Tom Color
- C Dark Blue 438m TC-0311 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Luftwaffe WW2 Uniform Base TC-0102 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Iron equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Dark Blue Green FS34058 Mr Paint MRP-388 ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Dark Blue 438 Mr Paint MRP-219 ΔE 4.7 · close
Iron in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #1D343A | Gunship Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| Vallejo | #004A51 | Turquoise Game Air | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #0C3333 | Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 5.3 |
| Citadel | #082E32 | Incubi Darkness Base | ΔE 5.4 |
| Humbrol | #24383F | Tank Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.4 |
| Duncan | #344B4D | Hydra Green Wave 2 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #2C4C57 | Tuscan Teal Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Reaper | #1C3947 | Deep Ocean Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Warcolours | #00535B | Turquoise 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #1E2D32 | Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.0 |
| Revell | #354044 | Granite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.1 |
| Tamiya | #2E3B43 | Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 8.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #394A44 | Dark Elf Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.7 |
| Mig | #3D595A | Dull Green Acrylics | ΔE 9.3 |
| P3 | #005A61 | Coal Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 9.8 |
| Acrilex | #004433 | Verde Esmeralda Paints | ΔE 13.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Midnight Blue Acrysion ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Dark Gray T Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Field Gray (1) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A German Gray Acrysion ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Extra Dark Seagray Bs381c/640 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Gray Fs36081 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.7 · very close
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