Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16)
Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-16
#CCD4BC · L*83.7 a*-7.0 b*11.0
The closest match to Tamiya Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light gray is a very light, muted yellow. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is FolkArt Faded Jade at ΔE 2.5 — very close. 19 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16)?
FolkArt Faded Jade is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) in any other range, at ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mig Silver (ΔE 3.1) and The Army Painter Howling Sand (ΔE 3.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Green, ΔE 5.1 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light gray Shop FolkArt Faded Jade Shop FolkArt Acrylic Colors set
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Faded Jade Acrylic Colors 4667 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Villa Green Acrylic Colors 2636 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Mig
- B Silver Acrylics AMIG0195 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Fs 36622 Gray Acrylics AMIG0226 ΔE 4.4 · close
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Howling Sand Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Drake Tooth Warpaints WP1417 ΔE 4.9 · close
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Citadel
- C Longbeard Grey Dry ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Pallid Wych Flesh Layer ΔE 4.0 · close
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Creature
- C Bright Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-015 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Bright Ivory Monument Pro Acryl MPA-022 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Light Grey 5 L Naval AK5006 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Wwi German Grey-green Primer Air (3rd Gen) AK11808 ΔE 4.3 · close
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Light Blue FS 35622 Mr Paint MRP-225 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Light Grey FS36495 Mr Paint MRP-364 ΔE 4.6 · close
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Bright Green Gloss™ 20361 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Vanilla Ice Cream Colors 21378 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Tom Color
- C FS 36622 TC-0047 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Branco Lavado TC-0135 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Revell
- C Sky (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.4 · close
- E Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 10.5 · far
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Italeri
- C Flat Sky Type's Acrylic Paint 4856AP ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Gull Gray Acrylic Paint 4763AP ΔE 7.7 · similar
Light gray (Aircraft Spray, AS-16) equivalent in Vallejo
- D Light Green Mecha Color 69.025 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Light Blue Model Air 71.328 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Light gray 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 5.1 |
| Scale75 | #D2CEB5 | Mojave White Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #CFD7AC | Thrall Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D9E0B7 | Unbleached Wool Military Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Liquitex | #D8D4B1 | Parchment Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #BECFC4 | Light Gray Fs36495 A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #C1C0AB | Transparent Shading Gray High Flow | ΔE 6.0 |
| Reaper | #DBD5BD | Khaki Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Foundry | #CDD4CC | Austrian White Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #DAE9C2 | Beige Green Aerosol Sprays - Matt | ΔE 6.5 |
| Warcolours | #E5E1BB | Ochre 1 Layer paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Duncan | #ECEADF | Trooper White Wave 1 | ΔE 9.1 |
| Mission Models | #EEE5BA | Crocus Yellow | ΔE 9.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #FFFBDD | Fang White Acrylic Colors | ΔE 10.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #CFC9C2 | Sparkle Motion | ΔE 10.6 |
| Arteza | #A5BAB7 | Pearl Sage Green Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B Light gray (IJN) Lacquer Paint ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Titanium silver Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Gray green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 4.8 · close
- C Gray green (IJN) Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Titanium silver Spray ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Titanium silver Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.6 · similar
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