Light grey
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-66
#667679 · L*48.5 a*-5.2 b*-3.6
The closest match to Tamiya Light grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Light grey is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry German Late Field Grey at ΔE 1.8. 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 grey?
Foundry German Late Field Grey is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Light grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive A-14 Interior Steel Grey (ΔE 2.0) and Tom Color Bs263 Atlantic Grey (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Light grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is A-14 Steel Grey, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Light grey Shop Foundry German Late Field Grey Shop Foundry Paint System set
Light grey equivalent in Foundry
- A German Late Field Grey Paint System 78B ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Stone Paint System 57B ΔE 2.4 · very close
Light grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11911 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B A-14 Interior Steel Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC319 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Light grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B Bs263 Atlantic Grey TC-0232 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Ocean Grey Raf TC-0121 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Light grey equivalent in Italeri
- B Dark Gray Acrylic Paint 4754AP ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 4.2 · close
Light grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Amt-11 Blue Grey Mr Paint MRP-019 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Ocean Grey FS36173 Mr Paint MRP-365 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Light grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 MMP-093 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Light grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 71.336 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D German Tank Crew Highlights I Panzer Aces 70.338 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Light grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 153 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Light grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Medium Seagray Bs381c 637 Mr Color 335 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 3.7 · close
Light grey equivalent in FolkArt
- C Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics Sequin Silver ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Sky Blue Acrylic Colors 465 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Light grey equivalent in Mig
- C Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics AMIG0228 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics AMIG0245 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Light grey equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Six Shooter ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Black Ice ΔE 9.0 · similar
Light grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #6C706F | Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #66736C | Field Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| The Army Painter | #666D74 | Dungeon Stone D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 5.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.2 |
| Citadel | #697068 | Dawnstone Air | ΔE 6.8 |
| Duncan | #787979 | Plate Armour Wave 1 | ΔE 7.1 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Reaper | #707070 | Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 7.5 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #4E6B7D | Sky Blue Colors | ΔE 8.3 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 9.8 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 10.1 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 11.7 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.5 |
| Arteza | #375B5F | Deep Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.1 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Medium gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Light gun metal Spray ΔE 4.4 · close
- D IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.0 · similar
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