Light gray (IJN)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-32
#C9D1C2 · L*82.9 a*-5.4 b*6.5
The closest match to Tamiya Light gray (IJN) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light gray (IJN) is a very light, muted green. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Silver at ΔE 1.3. 17 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 gray (IJN)?
Mig Silver is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light gray (IJN) in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Faded Jade (ΔE 1.4) and Apple Barrel Bright Green (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light gray (IJN)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Green, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light gray (IJN) Shop Mig Silver Shop Mig Acrylics set
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Mig
- A Silver Acrylics AMIG0195 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Fs 36622 Gray Acrylics AMIG0226 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Faded Jade Acrylic Colors 4667 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Dove Gray Acrylic Colors 708 ΔE 4.6 · close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Bright Green Gloss™ 20361 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Vanilla Ice Cream Colors 21378 ΔE 4.9 · close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Light Green Mecha Color 69.025 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Light Blue Model Air 71.328 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Duck Egg Blue Fs 35622 Air (3rd Gen) AK11880 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Duck Egg Blue Fs 35622 10ml Real Colors - Air RC241 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Grey FS36495 Mr Paint MRP-364 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Light Blue FS 35622 Mr Paint MRP-225 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Citadel
- B Pallid Wych Flesh Layer ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Longbeard Grey Dry ΔE 4.6 · close
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Tom Color
- B FS 36622 TC-0047 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Stencil White TC-0100 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Foundry
- B Austrian White Shade Paint System 67A ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Austrian White Paint System 67B ΔE 6.6 · similar
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Light Gray Fs36495 A Aqueous Hobby Color H338 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Jasdf Radome Gray Mr Color 376 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Creature
- C Bright Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-015 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl MPA-033 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Light gray (IJN) equivalent in Scale75
- C Undead Dragon Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Mojave White Scale Color Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
Light gray (IJN) in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | #BBC0AC | Bright Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| The Army Painter | #D5D2BD | Drake Tooth Warpaints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #C0C0AE | Radiant Platinum Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #C1C0AB | Transparent Shading Gray High Flow | ΔE 5.8 |
| Reaper | #DFDDD1 | Undead Flesh Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 5.9 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Mission Models | #B9BAB2 | Haze Grey US Navy 5H | ΔE 7.0 |
| Revell | #C3D4B2 | Sky (RAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Warcolours | #C0BDB6 | Warm Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Duncan | #ECEADF | Trooper White Wave 1 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Humbrol | #D5ECE4 | Duck Egg Blue Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 8.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #A5BAB7 | Pearl Sage Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 9.8 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Titanium silver Spray ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Light gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Titanium silver Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Titanium silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Light gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Royal light gray Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 6.0 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot