Paint Equivalents

Medium gray

Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-28

#727D7D · L*51.5 a*-4.1 b*-1.4

The closest match to Tamiya Medium gray in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Medium gray is a mid grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive FS 36320 Dark Ghost Green, ΔE 1.8. 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 Medium gray?

AK Interactive FS 36320 Dark Ghost Green is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Medium gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Light Sea Grey FS 36307 (ΔE 2.2) and Mr. Paint White Aluminium (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Medium gray?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey Green, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tamiya Medium gray Shop AK Interactive FS 36320 Dark Ghost Green Shop AK Interactive Air set

Medium gray equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A FS 36320 Dark Ghost Green Air AK2058 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B FS 36251 Agressor Grey Air AK2142 ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 MMP-093 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Tamiya → Mission Models conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B White Aluminium Mr Paint MRP-009 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Panzer Grey Mr Paint MRP-222 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Turbo Dork

  1. B Six Shooter ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. E Black Ice ΔE 11.1 · far

Medium gray equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Ocean Grey Raf TC-0121 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B RAL 7042 Trafic Grey TC-0087 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Tamiya → Tom Color conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Foundry

  1. B German Late Field Grey Paint System 78B ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C German Early Field Grey Shade Paint System 77A ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Foundry conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Tamiya → Italeri conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Grey Green Model Air 71.340 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 71.336 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 4.4 · close

Medium gray equivalent in Mig

  1. C RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics AMIG0254 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics AMIG0228 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Tamiya → Mig conversion chart

Medium gray equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Field Grey Warpaints WP1481 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter conversion chart

Medium gray in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #7D7F7F Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 4.6
FolkArt #73847E Sky Blue Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.8
Revell #757A80 Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 5.1
Coat d'Arms #6D746D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 5.2
Reaper #7A7A7A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 5.5
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.5
Warcolours #797979 Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 5.5
Green Stuff World #787878 Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.6
Citadel #767675 Astrogranite Technical ΔE 5.7
Scale75 #66736C Field Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 5.9
Apple Barrel #868F8A Granite Gray Colors ΔE 7.2
Golden #848589 N5 Neutral Gray High Flow ΔE 7.2
Humbrol #6E6D75 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 10.0
Monument #517283 Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 10.4
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 12.0
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 12.2
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 13.7
Creature #BF3C6C Magenta Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 17.7

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. B Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B Light gun metal Spray ΔE 2.6 · very close
  3. C Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.8 · close
  4. C Neutral gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 4.3 · close
  5. D Light gun metal Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.6 · similar
  6. D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.7 · similar

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