Gray
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-403
#787F87 · L*52.9 a*-0.9 b*-5.2
The closest match to Mr. Paint Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint Gray is a mid-toned, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive FS 36270 Medium Grey 17 Ml, ΔE 1.3. 12 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. Paint Gray?
AK Interactive FS 36270 Medium Grey 17 Ml is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Grey High Light (ΔE 2.0) and Tamiya IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Neutral Gray, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint Gray Shop AK Interactive FS 36270 Medium Grey 17 Ml Shop AK Interactive Air set
Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- A FS 36270 Medium Grey 17 Ml Air AK2141 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 Air (3rd Gen) AK11855 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Gray equivalent in Mig
- B Grey High Light Acrylics AMIG0910 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics AMIG0228 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Gray equivalent in Tamiya
- B IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-14 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Gray equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.4 · similar
Gray equivalent in Revell
- B Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.9 · close
Gray equivalent in Vallejo
- B Neutral Gray Model Air 71.051 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Aggressor Gray Model Air 71.274 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 4.2 · close
Gray equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Six Shooter ΔE 2.8 · very close
- E Blue Steel ΔE 11.6 · far
Gray equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 36231 TC-0019 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B FS 36176 TC-0021 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Gray equivalent in Mission Models
- B Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 MMP-064 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 4.1 · close
Gray equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.2 · similar
Gray equivalent in Citadel
- B Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 5.6 · similar
Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #6C7883 | Rebel Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 3.7 |
| The Army Painter | #84878F | Ash Grey Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #74797B | Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 4.1 |
| Duncan | #7A8896 | Gravestone Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 4.4 |
| Reaper | #78787A | Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 4.7 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| FolkArt | #6A737A | Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Scale75 | #72727C | Violet Grey Artist Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 8.3 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.9 |
| Acrilex | #978FAC | Violeta Gris Paints | ΔE 14.3 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 18.2 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- B Interior U.S.modern FS36231 Mr Paint ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Neutral Grey 43 Mr Paint ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Medium Sea Grey Mr Paint ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Silver Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- C A-14 Faded Grey Mr Paint ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Dark Gray Radio Antenna SU-27.... Mr Paint ΔE 4.1 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot