Machine Gray
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H458
#484B44 · L*31.4 a*-2.7 b*3.7
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Machine Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Machine Gray is a dark grey. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo German Grey at ΔE 1.2. 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 Machine Gray?
Vallejo German Grey is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Machine Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive French Army Green (vert Kaki) (ΔE 1.2) and Apple Barrel Dark Gray (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Machine Gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is German Grey, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Machine Gray Shop Vallejo German Grey (Model Air) Shop Vallejo Model Air set
Machine Gray equivalent in Vallejo
- A German Grey Model Air 71.268 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Russian Green 4BO Surface Primer 70.609 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Machine Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- A French Army Green (vert Kaki) AFV AK4082 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A RLM 70 Real Colors - WWII RC274 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Machine Gray equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Dark Gray Gloss™ 20366 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Pewter Grey Colors 20580 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Machine Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 74 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A063 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B RLM 74 Graugrun Mr Paint MRP-064 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Machine Gray equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Hardened Carapace Warpaints WP1430 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Crow Hue Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
Machine Gray equivalent in Duncan
- B Ashen Grey Wave 2 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Wyvern Green Wave 1 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Machine Gray equivalent in Tom Color
- B Dark Black Green Ijn TC-0098 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Field Grey Base 2 (cinza) TC-0321 ΔE 3.7 · close
Machine Gray equivalent in Italeri
- B Olive Drab US Army Acrylic Paint 4728AP ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylic Paint 4312AP ΔE 5.7 · similar
Machine Gray equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ash Acrylic Colors 2569 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Medium Gray Acrylic Colors 425 ΔE 3.6 · close
Machine Gray equivalent in Golden
- C N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1444 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Graphite Gray Heavy Body 1160 ΔE 4.5 · close
Machine Gray equivalent in Monument
- C Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series S22 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 074 ΔE 3.9 · close
Machine Gray equivalent in P3
- C Greylord Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Machine Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #434E48 | RLM 74 Graugrün Acrylics | ΔE 4.0 |
| Tamiya | #4D4E4D | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Warcolours | #494641 | Warm Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Foundry | #4D4C4A | Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #424335 | Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 4.6 |
| Citadel | #3D4539 | Death Korps Drab Air | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #3E4639 | Black Green Stone Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.8 |
| Humbrol | #505654 | Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.8 |
| Scale75 | #3F4C45 | Field Grey 2 Warfront Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Reaper | #464646 | Stormy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mission Models | #3D4335 | Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.3 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 10.0 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Brown Fs30219 Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.9 · close
- C RLM71 Dark Green Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.9 · close
- C Dark Green Bs641 Mr Color ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Olive Drab Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Olive Drab Fs34087 Mr Color ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Dark Earth Acrysion ΔE 5.6 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot