Stainless
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metal Color · 213
#514F4F · L*33.8 a*0.8 b*0.3
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Stainless in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Stainless is a dark grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mission Models Cold Rolled Steel at ΔE 1.2. 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
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 Stainless?
Mission Models Cold Rolled Steel is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Stainless in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Neutral Wash (ΔE 1.2) and Green Stuff World Atramentum Black (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Stainless?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Grey, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Stainless Shop Mission Models Cold Rolled Steel
Stainless equivalent in Mission Models
- A Cold Rolled Steel MMM-002 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Metallic Burnt Iron 1 MMM-001 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Stainless equivalent in Mig
- A Neutral Wash Washes AMIG1010 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Gun Metal Acrylics AMIG0045 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Stainless equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Atramentum Black Wash Ink ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Opulentus Black Intensity Ink ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Stainless equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dark Grey Wash FX 76.517 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Green RLM72 Model Air 71.263 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Stainless equivalent in Warcolours
- A Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Warm Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.4 · close
Stainless equivalent in Foundry
- A Soviet Winter Green Shade Paint System 96A ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Dark African Flesh Shade Paint System 121A ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Stainless equivalent in FolkArt
- B Asphaltum Acrylic Colors 476 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Dark Gray Acrylic Colors 426 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Stainless equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Gun Metal Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11212 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air AK2241 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Stainless equivalent in Tamiya
- B Gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-19 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Rubber black Spray TS-82 ΔE 4.1 · close
Stainless equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Gun Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Broadsword Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.1 · close
Stainless equivalent in Duncan
- B Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close
Stainless equivalent in Golden
- B N4 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1444 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Graphite Gray Heavy Body 1160 ΔE 3.9 · close
Stainless in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #484848 | Black Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 2.8 |
| Monument | #4B4945 | Matt Cexwish Brown Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 3.4 |
| Reaper | #464646 | Stormy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Citadel | #484B4E | Eshin Grey Layer | ΔE 3.5 |
| Tom Color | #58595B | Tire Black Highlight | ΔE 3.9 |
| Revell | #565857 | Olive Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.9 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #494E52 | Dark Gray Mr Paint | ΔE 4.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.4 |
| P3 | #5D5A55 | Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Humbrol | #585954 | Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 5.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 7.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #55584F | Dark Earth Military Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #54483C | Ground Brown Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Japanese Navalrsenal Color Sasebo Mr Color Spray ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Oil Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B RLM74 Dark Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Burnt Iron Acrysion ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Rough Gray Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Ground Color Mr Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot