Dark grey
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-24
#3E4448 · L*28.4 a*-1.5 b*-3.3
The closest match to Tamiya Dark grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Dark grey is a dark grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Scale75 Titanium Grey, ΔE 1.9. 8 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 Tamiya Dark grey?
Scale75 Titanium Grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Dark grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Dark Blue Grey (ΔE 2.2) and AK Interactive French Army Grey-blue (gris/bleu Moyen Clair A625) (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Dark grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Blue Grey, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Dark grey Shop Scale75 Titanium Grey Shop Scale75 Artist Range set
Dark grey equivalent in Scale75
- A Titanium Grey Artist Range ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Rlyeh Grey Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Blue Grey Model Color 70.867 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Titan Dark Blue Mecha Color 69.022 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Dark grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B French Army Grey-blue (gris/bleu Moyen Clair A625) AFV AK4083 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Sea Blue 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC257 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dark grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Regiment Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Dark grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Grigio Azzurro Mr Paint MRP-304 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Amt-12 Dark Grey Mr Paint MRP-020 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dark grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B Grigio Azzurro Scuro 3 TC-0136 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Ana 607 Sea Blue TC-0159 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B JMSDF Cleated Deck Color Mr Color 609 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C German Gray Highlight 1 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC07 ΔE 4.2 · close
Dark grey equivalent in Reaper
- B Black Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9255 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9438 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark grey equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints A204 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints A004 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Dark grey equivalent in Humbrol
- B Dark Grey Acrylics - Matt 32 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt 67 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dark grey equivalent in Citadel
- B Eshin Grey Layer ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Mechanicus Standard Grey Air ΔE 4.9 · close
Dark grey equivalent in Revell
- B Granite Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Tank Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.9 · close
Dark grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 3.2 |
| Foundry | #484D51 | Slate Grey Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #404B4F | Deadly Nightshade Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.2 |
| Monument | #464C4C | Dark Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.7 |
| Duncan | #3A4140 | War Master Green Wave 3 | ΔE 3.7 |
| Italeri | #32393D | Non Specular Sea Blue Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mission Models | #4A4D52 | Grauviolet RLM 75 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Warcolours | #4C4C4C | Cool Grey 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mig | #3F4551 | Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics | ΔE 4.8 |
| Golden | #464543 | Graphite Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.8 |
| FolkArt | #313439 | Payne Gray Pure™ Artist Pigment | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #4A5456 | Gravedigger Denim Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #343436 | Blackroot Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #464742 | Dark Gray Gloss™ | ΔE 5.9 |
| Liquitex | #343434 | Muted Grey Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.6 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 7.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 10.3 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B German grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Rubber black Spray ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Gunship grey Spray ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Metallic black Spray ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.6 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot