Light ghost grey
Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-26
#85A0A3 · L*64.0 a*-8.7 b*-4.7
The closest match to Tamiya Light ghost grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light ghost grey is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Rlm 65 (1938) at ΔE 0.4. 18 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 Light ghost grey?
AK Interactive Rlm 65 (1938) is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light ghost grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Gray Fs36375 (ΔE 1.8) and Citadel Celestra Grey (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light ghost grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Blue RLM65, ΔE 3.6 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light ghost grey Shop AK Interactive Rlm 65 (1938) Shop AK Interactive Air (3rd Gen) set
Light ghost grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Rlm 65 (1938) Air (3rd Gen) AK11817 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A RLM 65 (1938) Real Colors - WWII RC271 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
Light ghost grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Gray Fs36375 Mr Color 308 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Barley Gray Bs4800/18b21 Mr Color 334 ΔE 4.4 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Citadel
- A Celestra Grey Base ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Astronomicon Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Mig
- A RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics AMIG0247 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Fs 26373 Silver Grey Acrylics AMIG0212 ΔE 3.8 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Cocpit Light Grey Mig 29 Mr Paint MRP-291 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Sukhoi Cockpit Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A042 ΔE 3.7 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 35189 TC-0023 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Barley Grey TC-0181 ΔE 4.9 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Foundry
- B British Gun Grey Paint System 108B ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C British Gun Grey Shade Paint System 108A ΔE 4.7 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Ice Blue Metallics 2588 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Jamaican Sea Acrylic Colors 320 ΔE 4.7 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Vallejo
- C Light Blue RLM65 Model Air 71.255 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Pale Blue Model Color 70.906 ΔE 3.9 · close
Light ghost grey equivalent in Duncan
- C Frost Blue Wave 3 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Light ghost grey equivalent in P3
- C Voltaic Blue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Light ghost grey equivalent in Mission Models
- C US Blue Grey FS35189 MMP-061 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 MMP-094 ΔE 4.1 · close
Light ghost grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #8E9999 | Cadre Grey Warpaints Air | ΔE 5.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #71A4A7 | Parrot Blue Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Scale75 | #929D97 | Pastel Green Artist Range | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.2 |
| Reaper | #7D978C | Pale Lichen Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.4 |
| Arteza | #92B8C3 | Pearl Glacier Blue Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #69ACB5 | Psychotic Illusions Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 8.4 |
| Warcolours | #599BA7 | Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints | ΔE 8.5 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 8.9 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 9.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #6993AA | Blue Steel | ΔE 9.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.5 |
| Golden | #569AB6 | Cobalt Teal OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 10.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 10.8 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.0 |
| Acrilex | #81C8D1 | Acqua Marina Paints | ΔE 12.9 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- D Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Haze grey Spray ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Dark ghost grey Aircraft Spray ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Flat clear Lacquer Paint ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray ΔE 8.1 · similar
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