Sky grey
Tamiya · Acrylics Mini Flat · XF-19
#ADB7C0 · L*73.9 a*-1.7 b*-5.7
The closest match to Tamiya Sky grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Sky grey is a light, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Citadel Grey Knights Steel, ΔE 1.9. 9 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 Sky grey?
Citadel Grey Knights Steel is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Sky grey in any other range, at ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive RAL 7001 Silver Grey (silbergrau) (ΔE 2.2) and Green Stuff World Gunmetal Grey (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Sky grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Wolf Grey, ΔE 3.5 — a close substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Sky grey Shop Citadel Grey Knights Steel Shop Citadel Air set
Sky grey equivalent in Citadel
- A Grey Knights Steel Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Mithril Silver Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
Sky grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- B RAL 7001 Silver Grey (silbergrau) Air AK2173 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B FS 16473 Adc Grey Air AK2146 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Sky grey equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Wolven Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close
Sky grey equivalent in Creature
- B Silver Monument Pro Acryl MPA-025 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-045 ΔE 8.4 · similar
Sky grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Ghoul Grey D&D Undead Set ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Yeti White Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
Sky grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B USN Pale Grey Blue 5P MMP-133 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Hellblau RLM 78 MMP-055 ΔE 4.1 · close
Sky grey equivalent in Reaper
- B Sparkling Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9104 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Gargoyle Grey Master Series Paints Bones 9493 ΔE 3.9 · close
Sky grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gun Chrome Mr Color 104 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C IJN Gray (Mitsubishi) Acrysion N61 ΔE 3.9 · close
Sky grey equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Silver Fox ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Tin Star ΔE 5.3 · similar
Sky grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Blue - Gray Mr Paint MRP-405 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Light Gray Mr Paint MRP-402 ΔE 3.9 · close
Sky grey equivalent in Humbrol
- B US Ghost Grey Acrylics - Satin 127 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Aluminium Aerosol Sprays S56 ΔE 4.7 · close
Sky grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Enchanted Silver Fantasy Range 106 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Chainmail Fantasy Range 109 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Sky grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #ACBDCD | Wolf Grey Game Air | ΔE 3.5 |
| Revell | #BABFC2 | Aluminium Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.9 |
| Tom Color | #ADB1BD | Silbergrau Dkm50 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Scale75 | #9FB3BC | Artic Blue Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #A5B8BE | China Blue Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| FolkArt | #BEC2C5 | Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Golden | #9FACBD | Zinc White OPEN Acrylics | ΔE 4.6 |
| Foundry | #9FB2B8 | British Gun Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #97A7B2 | Light Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Mig | #B2B2B2 | Stone Grey Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Warcolours | #C6C6C6 | Cool Grey 1 Layer paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| Monument | #AFBDBA | Vince Venturella White Blue Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.0 |
| Duncan | #A5A5A4 | Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 7.6 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #BECCE8 | Lavanda Paints | ΔE 9.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Flat clear Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Gloss aluminum Spray ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Smoke Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.3 · similar
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