Paint Equivalents

FS 35237

Tom Color · s · TC-0048

#6E7E8D · L*52.0 a*-2.4 b*-10.1

The closest match to Tom Color FS 35237 in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color FS 35237 is a mid-toned, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mig Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11, ΔE 1.1. 18 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 FS 35237?

Mig Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 is the closest equivalent to Tom Color FS 35237 in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Medium Gray (ΔE 2.6) and Tamiya IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) (ΔE 2.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color FS 35237?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Medium Gray, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tom Color FS 35237 Shop Mig Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Shop Mig Acrylics set

FS 35237 equivalent in Mig

  1. A Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. C Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics AMIG0228 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Tom Color → Mig conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Medium Gray Model Air 71.114 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Neutral Gray Model Air 71.051 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Tom Color → Vallejo conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. D IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-14 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Tom Color → Tamiya conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Rebel Grey Light Paint System 118C ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D British Blue Grey Paint System 75B ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Tom Color → Foundry conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. C F-15 Dark Grey (mod Eagle) Fs 36176 Air (3rd Gen) AK11883 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C F-15 Dark Grey (mod Eagle) Fs 36176 10ml Real Colors - Air RC246 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Intermediate Blue Fs35164 Mr Color 366 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Wolf Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Gravestone Blue Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Tom Color → Duncan conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Gray Mr Paint MRP-403 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C U.S. Dark Mod. Gray FS36176 Mr Paint MRP-093 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Paint conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Blue Echo Acrylic Colors 2639 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Light Blue Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2923 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Tom Color → FolkArt conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors 9323 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Heather Blue Master Series Paints Core Colors 9231 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Tom Color → Reaper conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Revell

  1. C Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Tom Color → Revell conversion chart

FS 35237 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 MMP-064 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. C Medium Grey FS 35237 MMP-072 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Tom Color → Mission Models conversion chart

FS 35237 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 5.1
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 5.2
Scale75 #6C8997 Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 5.8
The Army Painter #5A7F93 Eternal Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 5.9
Italeri #7E8E9A Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.0
Green Stuff World #7B7E83 Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 6.0
Coat d'Arms #6A8893 Uniform Grey World War II Range ΔE 6.6
Citadel #808285 Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 7.3
Monument #517283 Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.8
Golden #848589 N5 Neutral Gray High Flow ΔE 7.8
Humbrol #677290 RAF Blue Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.6
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.7
Warcolours #797979 Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 8.7
Apple Barrel #6289B2 Blue Bonnet Colors ΔE 9.1
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 11.8
Acrilex #545F78 Azul Seco Paints ΔE 12.9
Liquitex #8486C3 Light Blue Violet Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 13.1
Creature #7BA2DD Faded Ultramarine Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 16.4

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. A Amt-11 Light Grey ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. B Dark Cammo Grey Bs629 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  3. C FS 36176 ΔE 3.6 · close
  4. C FS 35164 ΔE 4.8 · close
  5. C M-485 Blue Grey ΔE 4.9 · close
  6. D Ana 608 Intermed. Blue ΔE 5.3 · similar

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