Neutral Gray (Mr Color)
Mr. Hobby · Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · 13
#75858C · L*54.5 a*-4.2 b*-5.7
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray (Mr Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Steel Grey at ΔE 0.4. 14 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 colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray (Mr Color)?
Vallejo Steel Grey is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray (Mr Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Fine Surface Primer-gray (ΔE 0.6) and Tom Color RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray (Mr Color)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel Grey, ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Neutral Gray Shop Vallejo Steel Grey (Surface Primer) Shop Vallejo Surface Primer set
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Grey Surface Primer 70.630 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Grey Green Mecha Color 69.014 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Fine Surface Primer-gray Mr Paint MRP-LPG ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Medium Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-112 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Tom Color
- A RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey TC-0093 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A M-485 Blue Grey TC-0172 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A M-485 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC256 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A M-485 Blue-grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11865 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Mission Models
- A British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Medium Grey FS 35237 MMP-072 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Revell
- A Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.5 · similar
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 7.1 · similar
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 4.2 · close
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Neutral gray Aircraft Spray AS-7 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 3.7 · close
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Six Shooter ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 8.6 · similar
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Blue Echo Acrylic Colors 2639 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Silver Marlin Acrylic Colors 6465 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Neutral Gray (Mr Color) equivalent in Foundry
- C German Late Field Grey Light Paint System 78C ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Rebel Grey Light Paint System 118C ΔE 5.6 · similar
Neutral 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 |
| Duncan | #7A8896 | Gravestone Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Scale75 | #6C8997 | Bering Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #899092 | Ironbreaker Air | ΔE 5.9 |
| The Army Painter | #86888C | Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 6.4 |
| Reaper | #618095 | Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.6 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 6.7 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 10.5 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 11.1 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.3 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 14.6 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 17.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- C IJN Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.1 · close
- C JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Medium Seagray Bs637 Mr Color ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Gray Fs36320 Mr Color ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Blue Gray Fs35189 Mr Color ΔE 6.7 · similar
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