Light Gull Gray
Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Aqueous Hobby Color / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · N51
#BEC3C4 · L*78.4 a*-1.5 b*-1.1
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Light Gull Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Light Gull Gray is a light grey. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Cottage White at ΔE 1.1. 7 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.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Light Gull Gray?
FolkArt Cottage White is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Light Gull Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Real Navy (ΔE 1.3) and Tamiya Bare-metal silver (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Light Gull Gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is USAF Light Gray, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Light Gull Gray Shop FolkArt Cottage White (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Light Gull Gray equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cottage White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7274 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 4.5 · close
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Tamiya
- A Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss X-11 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A068 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-284 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Revell
- A Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A White Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Light Gull Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 Air (3rd Gen) AK11889 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 10ml Real Colors - Air RC253 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Vallejo
- A USAF Light Gray Model Air 71.276 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color 77.716 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Foundry
- A Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 2.1 · very close
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Citadel
- A Runefang Steel Air ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Fortress Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Aluminum MMM-003 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Tom Color
- B RAL 7035 TC-0092 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Mig 25/31 Grey TC-0184 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Light Gull Gray equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 3.0 · very close
Light Gull Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #BCBEC2 | Company Grey Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 2.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 2.9 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.0 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 3.5 |
| Reaper | #CCCCCC | Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #C9CFD5 | Primer Surface White Primers | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Humbrol | #CFD0D2 | Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B0BBB7 | Horse Tone – Grey Military Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.2 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.3 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.4 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Super Iron 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Super Stainless 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Gun Chrome Mr Color ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Jasdf Radome Gray Mr Color ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 4.2 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot