Light Grey
Revell · Email Color - Silk
#C4CACA · L*80.9 a*-2.1 b*-0.7
The closest match to Revell Light Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Revell Light Grey is a light grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Light Grey Fs 36495 at ΔE 1.2. 6 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 Revell Light Grey?
AK Interactive Light Grey Fs 36495 is the closest equivalent to Revell Light Grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Bare-metal silver (ΔE 1.2) and Vallejo Silver (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Revell Light Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Silver, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Revell to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Revell Light Grey Shop AK Interactive Light Grey Fs 36495 Shop AK Interactive Air (3rd Gen) set
Light Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 Air (3rd Gen) AK11889 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 10ml Real Colors - Air RC253 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Light Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- A Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss X-11 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Light Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Silver Arte Deco 81.121 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B USAF Light Gray Model Air 71.276 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Light Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color 338 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Light Gull Gray Acrysion N51 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Light Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cottage White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7274 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Licorice Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2934 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Light Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 3.0 · very close
Light Grey equivalent in Citadel
- B Runefang Steel Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.4 · close
Light Grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B RAL 7035 TC-0092 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Mig 25/31 Grey TC-0184 ΔE 3.9 · close
Light Grey equivalent in Italeri
- B Silver Acrylic Paint 4678AP ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Lichtblau RLM 76 Acrylic Paint 4786AP ΔE 4.2 · close
Light Grey equivalent in P3
- B Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Underbelly Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Light Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A068 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Light Grey Mig 29 Smt Mr Paint MRP-284 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Light Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 3.9 · close
Light Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo Dork | #BFCACF | Tin Star | ΔE 2.9 |
| Warcolours | #C9C9C9 | Metallic White Metallic paints | ΔE 3.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 3.1 |
| Reaper | #CCCCCC | Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| Humbrol | #CFD0D2 | Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.4 |
| Scale75 | #C9CFD5 | Primer Surface White Primers | ΔE 3.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| The Army Painter | #D0D0D2 | Brigade Grey Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 3.9 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mission Models | #B4BCBF | USN Pale Grey Blue 5P | ΔE 4.0 |
| Monument | #D3D4CC | Metallic Medium Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.1 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.0 |
| Arteza | #E7E9E8 | Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
Nearest colours inside Revell
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B White Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 9.2 · similar
- E White Email Color - Gloss ΔE 10.0 · far
- E Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 11.0 · far
- E Clear Email Color - Gloss ΔE 12.3 · far
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