Neutral grey
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-53
#6C787B · L*49.6 a*-3.8 b*-3.2
The closest match to Tamiya Neutral grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Neutral grey is a mid grey. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Italeri Medium Gray at ΔE 2.3 — very close. 15 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 grey?
Italeri Medium Gray is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Neutral grey in any other range, at ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Stone (ΔE 2.5) and Mr. Paint Amt-11 Blue Grey (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Neutral grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is A-14 Steel Grey, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Neutral grey Shop Italeri Medium Gray Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Neutral grey equivalent in Italeri
- B Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 3.3 · very close
Neutral grey equivalent in Foundry
- B Stone Paint System 57B ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B German Late Field Grey Paint System 78B ΔE 2.7 · very close
Neutral grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Amt-11 Blue Grey Mr Paint MRP-019 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Super Silver Metallic Mr Paint MRP-003 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Neutral grey equivalent in Tom Color
- B Bs263 Atlantic Grey TC-0232 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Ocean Grey Raf TC-0121 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Neutral grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 71.336 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Steel Grey Surface Primer 70.630 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Neutral grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 4.6 · close
Neutral grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 MMP-093 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Neutral grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B A-14 Interior Steel Grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11911 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B A-14 Interior Steel Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC319 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Neutral grey equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Six Shooter ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Black Ice ΔE 9.1 · similar
Neutral grey equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics AMIG0228 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Neutral grey equivalent in FolkArt
- B Sequin Silver Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics Sequin Silver ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Sky Blue Acrylic Colors 465 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Neutral grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 153 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Neutral grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 4.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 4.6 |
| The Army Painter | #727475 | Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash | ΔE 4.7 |
| Duncan | #787979 | Plate Armour Wave 1 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 5.7 |
| Citadel | #767675 | Astrogranite Technical | ΔE 5.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.7 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Reaper | #7A7A7A | Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Scale75 | #66736C | Field Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 7.7 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 8.2 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.6 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 11.7 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 11.9 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 13.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.7 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- A Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Light gun metal Spray ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Medium gray Aircraft Spray ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.5 · close
- D IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray ΔE 5.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot