Gray green
Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-3
#253A2E · L*22.4 a*-11.5 b*4.8
The closest match to Tamiya Gray green in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Gray green is a very dark, muted green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Angel Green at ΔE 0.5. 16 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 Gray green?
The Army Painter Angel Green is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Gray green in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Vulkan Green (ΔE 1.9) and Foundry Russian Green (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Gray green?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Lizard Green, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Gray green Shop The Army Painter Angel Green (Warpaints Primer) Shop The Army Painter Warpaints Primer set
Gray green equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Angel Green Warpaints Primer CP3020 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Green Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gray green equivalent in Citadel
- A Vulkan Green Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Orkhide Shade Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Gray green equivalent in Foundry
- B Russian Green Paint System 69B ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Russian Green Light Paint System 69C ΔE 3.2 · very close
Gray green equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Green Syrian AFVs Mr Paint MRP-292 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Chameleon Purple-green Mr Paint - Car MRP-C029 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Gray green equivalent in Vallejo
- B Lizard Green Xpress Color 72.418 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Black Green Arte Deco 85.163 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Gray green equivalent in Reaper
- B Jungle Moss Master Series Paints Core Colors 9082 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Elven Green Master Series Paints Bones 9488 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Gray green equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Ija 27 Ao Midori Iro (blue-green) 10ml Real Colors - Air RC332 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Ijn D1 Deep Green Black Air (3rd Gen) AK11893 ΔE 3.8 · close
Gray green equivalent in Mig
- B One Shot Primer - Green Primers AMIG2028 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Blue Green Acrylics AMIG0069 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Gray green equivalent in Tom Color
- B Dk Olive Green 328m TC-0216 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Verde Mimetico 2 TC-0206 ΔE 4.9 · close
Gray green equivalent in Creature
- C Dark Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl MPA-036 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Green Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-048 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Gray green equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Olive Drab Fs34087 Aqueous Hobby Color H304 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Dark Green Acrysion N73 ΔE 4.4 · close
Gray green equivalent in FolkArt
- C Christmas Green Metallics 491 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Sap Green Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2985 ΔE 4.4 · close
Gray green in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #24403B | Pz. Schwarzgrau RAL 7021 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #313C2C | Dark Camo Green Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Liquitex | #254737 | Muted Green Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #152E1B | Prussian Green Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.5 |
| Revell | #274837 | Dark Green (RAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #2B432B | Chromium Oxide Green Dark Heavy Body | ΔE 5.5 |
| Scale75 | #1A2D29 | Riff Green Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| P3 | #313A25 | Cryx Bane Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3A453D | Panzer Grey World War II Range | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #374E47 | Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) | ΔE 7.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #043A27 | Arbor Green Colors | ΔE 7.3 |
| Humbrol | #213C1D | Brunswick Green Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.5 |
| Arteza | #214445 | Phthalo Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Duncan | #404942 | Wyvern Green Wave 1 | ΔE 8.3 |
| Acrilex | #004433 | Verde Esmeralda Paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #344C50 | Phtalo Green Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.8 |
| Warcolours | #002327 | Turquoise 5 Layer paints | ΔE 11.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 19.3 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Green Aircraft Spray ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Dark green Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Dark green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.7 · similar
- D Dark green 2 (IJN) Aircraft Spray ΔE 9.5 · similar
- D Dark green 2 Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 9.5 · similar
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