Neutral gray
Tamiya · Aircraft Spray · AS-7
#7E8789 · L*55.7 a*-2.9 b*-2.2
The closest match to Tamiya Neutral gray in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Neutral gray is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry German Late Field Grey Light at ΔE 1.5. 11 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 Neutral gray?
Foundry German Late Field Grey Light is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Neutral gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Blue Grey Pale (ΔE 1.5) and Tom Color Radome Grey Modern Jets (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Neutral gray?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Blue Grey Pale, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Neutral gray Shop Foundry German Late Field Grey Light Shop Foundry Paint System set
Neutral gray equivalent in Foundry
- A German Late Field Grey Light Paint System 78C ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 5.6 · similar
Neutral gray equivalent in Vallejo
- A Blue Grey Pale Model Color 70.905 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Steel Grey Surface Primer 70.630 ΔE 3.6 · close
Neutral gray equivalent in Tom Color
- A Radome Grey Modern Jets TC-0065 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A FS 36270 TC-0031 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Neutral gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A A-14 Faded Grey Mr Paint MRP-021 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- A Dark Gray Radio Antenna SU-27.... Mr Paint MRP-047 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Neutral gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Medium Grey Fs 35237 10ml Real Colors - Air RC237 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Medium Grey Fs 36270 Air (3rd Gen) AK11886 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Neutral gray equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 7.0 · similar
Neutral gray equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36293 Acrylics AMIG0236 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics AMIG0246 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Neutral gray equivalent in Mission Models
- B Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Neutral gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Neutral Gray Mr Color 13 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Neutral gray equivalent in Duncan
- B Blue Steel Wave 3 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 4.1 · close
Neutral gray equivalent in Revell
- B Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.6 · close
Neutral gray equivalent in Citadel
- B Ironbreaker Air ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
Neutral gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 3.5 |
| The Army Painter | #86888C | Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 4.1 |
| FolkArt | #888888 | Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics | ΔE 4.5 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 4.5 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Reaper | #8B8A88 | Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Scale75 | #8B8C87 | Graphite Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6A8893 | Uniform Grey World War II Range | ΔE 7.2 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.8 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.7 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 16.0 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- B IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Haze grey Spray ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Medium gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Light gun metal Spray ΔE 4.9 · close
- D IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 6.0 · similar
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