Paint Equivalents

FS 36231

Tom Color · s · TC-0019

#7E8386 · L*54.4 a*-1.2 b*-2.3

The closest match to Tom Color FS 36231 in every other range, nearest first.

Tom Color FS 36231 is a mid grey. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Fs 36293 at ΔE 0.4. 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 Tom Color FS 36231?

Mig Fs 36293 is the closest equivalent to Tom Color FS 36231 in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Dark Gull Grey Fs 36231 (ΔE 0.5) and Mr. Hobby JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 (ΔE 1.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color FS 36231?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Cold Grey, ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tom Color FS 36231 Shop Mig Fs 36293 Shop Mig Acrylics set

FS 36231 equivalent in Mig

  1. A Fs 36293 Acrylics AMIG0236 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. B Grey High Light Acrylics AMIG0910 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mig conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dark Gull Grey Fs 36231 Air (3rd Gen) AK11884 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. A Dark Gull Grey Fs 36231 10ml Real Colors - Air RC247 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable

Full Tom Color → AK Interactive conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Tom Color → Citadel conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 MMP-064 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mission Models conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Interior U.S.modern FS36231 Mr Paint MRP-100 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Gray FS36270 Mr Paint MRP-039 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Tom Color → Mr. Paint conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Cold Grey Game Air 72.750 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Blue Grey Pale Model Color 70.905 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Tom Color → Vallejo conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Tom Color → The Army Painter conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Tom Color → Duncan conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Neutral gray Aircraft Spray AS-7 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-14 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tom Color → Tamiya conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Tom Color → Green Stuff World conversion chart

FS 36231 equivalent in Golden

  1. B N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 7.9 · similar

Full Tom Color → Golden conversion chart

FS 36231 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 2.7
Warcolours #828282 Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.7
Foundry #828A8D German Late Field Grey Light Paint System ΔE 2.7
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 2.8
FolkArt #888888 Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 3.5
Revell #757A80 Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 3.8
Italeri #74797B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.9
Reaper #7A7A7A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.2
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5
Scale75 #8B8C87 Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 5.7
Apple Barrel #868F8A Granite Gray Colors ΔE 6.5
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.5
Monument #8D857E Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series ΔE 7.8
Coat d'Arms #6A8893 Uniform Grey World War II Range ΔE 8.7
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 9.2
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 9.6
Acrilex #978FAC Violeta Gris Paints ΔE 14.9
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 16.6

Nearest colours inside Tom Color

  1. B Radome Grey Modern Jets ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. B RAL 7042 Trafic Grey ΔE 2.8 · very close
  3. B FS 36270 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  4. C RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey ΔE 3.6 · close
  5. C Haze Grey Usn WW2 ΔE 4.1 · close
  6. C Cinza Médio ΔE 4.6 · close

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