Bs381c:638 Grey
Tom Color · s · TC-0143
#696C71 · L*45.5 a*-0.1 b*-3.2
The closest match to Tom Color Bs381c:638 Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color Bs381c:638 Grey is a mid grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Dungeon Grey at ΔE 0.7. 10 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 Tom Color Bs381c:638 Grey?
The Army Painter Dungeon Grey is the closest equivalent to Tom Color Bs381c:638 Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 (ΔE 0.8) and FolkArt Classic French Gray (ΔE 1.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color Bs381c:638 Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Gray, ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) AK11851 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Neutral Grey 43 Air AK2203 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in FolkArt
- A Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2932 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- A IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-77 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray TS-67 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Mig
- A Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Dunkelgrau Light Base Acrylics AMIG0909 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Camouflage Gray Model Air 71.280 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Gunmetal Game Air 72.754 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 MMP-074 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Scale75
- B Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 4.2 · close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Duncan
- B Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H69 ΔE 4.3 · close
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Turquoise Gloss™ 21360 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Bs381c:638 Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B Gun Metal Shade Paint System 104A ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Rebel Grey Paint System 118B ΔE 3.2 · very close
Bs381c:638 Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 3.3 |
| Reaper | #707070 | Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #656F79 | Dark Camouflge Grey Bs629 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #5E6369 | Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.7 |
| Warcolours | #5F6772 | Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Citadel | #66656E | Warpfiend Grey Layer | ΔE 4.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.5 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.6 |
| Italeri | #71787B | Medium Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #616F6F | Field Blue World War II Range | ΔE 6.7 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.2 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.4 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- C A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) ΔE 3.8 · close
- C FS 36152 ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Ana 603 Sea Grey ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Black Uniform Light ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D FS 36176 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Amt-12 Dark Grey ΔE 5.5 · similar
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