Paint Equivalents

Light Gray SU-27

Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-046

#A3A9A9 · L*68.8 a*-2.1 b*-0.7

The closest match to Mr. Paint Light Gray SU-27 in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Paint Light Gray SU-27 is a light grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Sky Grey / Fs 26373 – 10ml at ΔE 1.3. 9 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 Light Gray SU-27?

AK Interactive Raf Sky Grey / Fs 26373 – 10ml is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Light Gray SU-27 in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Primer Acrílico Cinza (ΔE 1.9) and The Army Painter Orc Skin (ΔE 1.9).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Light Gray SU-27?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Sky Grey, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Paint Light Gray SU-27 Shop AK Interactive Raf Sky Grey / Fs 26373 – 10ml Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - WWII set

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Raf Sky Grey / Fs 26373 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC285 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Raf Sky Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11848 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Paint → AK Interactive conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Primer Acrílico Cinza Primer TCP-001 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Ship Grey TC-0233 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Tom Color conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Orc Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Primer WP1472 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → The Army Painter conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Grey Seer Base ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Citadel conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Pale Gray Acrylic Colors 6463 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → FolkArt conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Sky Grey Model Color 70.989 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Light Gull Gray Model Air 71.121 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Vallejo conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Mig

  1. B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Mig conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Duncan conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Revell

  1. B Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Revell conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Mr. Paint → Warcolours conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Monument

  1. B Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 025 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 045 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Monument conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. B Chrome Silver Mr Metal Color 211 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Light Gray SU-27 in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.6
Reaper #B0B0B0 Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.8
Foundry #9D9E9F Gun Metal Paint System ΔE 4.0
Green Stuff World #A2A19D Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.2
Mission Models #B4B8B7 Silver ΔE 4.4
Humbrol #9BA2AA Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 4.6
Apple Barrel #95999A Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.9
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.0
Scale75 #9C9DA1 Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 5.0
Turbo Dork #B5B9BC Silver Fox ΔE 5.1
Arteza #ACABB1 Silver Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 5.6
Coat d'Arms #B0BBB7 Horse Tone – Grey Military Range ΔE 5.7
Italeri #97A7B2 Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.9
Tamiya #ADB7C0 Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.9
P3 #8E959A Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7
Golden #BBB7B6 N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 6.8
Acrilex #B3BEAE Areia Lunar Paints ΔE 9.6
Kimera Kolors #A99E85 Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 12.4

Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint

  1. B Dove Grey Mr Paint ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Grey Mr Paint ΔE 2.7 · very close
  3. B IJAAF 1 Hairyokushoku (Bluish Gray Version) Mr Paint ΔE 3.1 · very close
  4. C Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint ΔE 4.0 · close
  5. C Grigio Azzurro Mr Paint ΔE 4.2 · close
  6. C Light Aircraft Grey Bs627 Mr Paint ΔE 4.4 · close

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