Paint Equivalents

Smoke Clear

Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-271

#626868 · L*43.5 a*-2.3 b*-0.8

The closest match to Mr. Paint Smoke Clear in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Paint Smoke Clear is a mid grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade at ΔE 1.1. 11 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 Smoke Clear?

Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Smoke Clear in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive FS 35237 Medium Grey (ΔE 1.3) and Mr. Hobby German Gray Highlight 2 (ΔE 1.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Smoke Clear?

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

Shop Mr. Paint Smoke Clear Shop Foundry German Late Field Grey Shade Shop Foundry Paint System set

Smoke Clear equivalent in Foundry

  1. A German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Slate Grey Paint System 32B ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Foundry conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A FS 35237 Medium Grey Air AK2056 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B French Artillery Grey AFV AK4052 ΔE 2.0 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → AK Interactive conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Ocean Gray Mr Color 362 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Gunmetal Mecha Color 69.058 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air 71.259 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Vallejo conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-56 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Tamiya conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Mr. Paint → The Army Painter conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. B Black Ice ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Six Shooter ΔE 8.9 · similar

Smoke Clear equivalent in Revell

  1. B Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Revell conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Scale75 conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C RAL 7009 TC-0086 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) TC-0097 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Tom Color conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Mig

  1. C One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Mr. Paint → Mig conversion chart

Smoke Clear equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Mr. Paint → Mission Models conversion chart

Smoke Clear in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
FolkArt #666563 Gunmetal Gray Metallics ΔE 3.8
Italeri #5B5E5F Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.9
Duncan #5C5E5F Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 4.1
Coat d'Arms #616F6F Field Blue World War II Range ΔE 4.1
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.6
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.8
Reaper #707070 Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.8
Citadel #706E6B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 5.2
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 5.6
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 5.7
Warcolours #5F6772 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 6.0
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 6.3
P3 #5F6156 Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.5
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.9
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 7.4
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.9
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.8
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 10.3

Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Admiralty Grey (Bs 632 / FS 36152) Mr Paint ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Titanium Mr Paint ΔE 3.3 · very close
  3. B White Aluminium Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
  4. C Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint ΔE 3.7 · close
  5. C RLM 75 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 4.4 · close
  6. C RLM 75 Grauviolett Mr Paint ΔE 4.4 · close

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