M-485 Blue Grey
Tom Color · s · TC-0172
#70838A · L*53.5 a*-5.3 b*-6.1
The closest match to Tom Color M-485 Blue Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color M-485 Blue Grey is a mid-toned, muted blue-green. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive M-485 Blue Grey 10ml at ΔE 0.5. 17 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 M-485 Blue Grey?
AK Interactive M-485 Blue Grey 10ml is the closest equivalent to Tom Color M-485 Blue Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Medium Grey FS 35237 (ΔE 0.8) and Mr. Paint Fine Surface Primer-gray (ΔE 0.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color M-485 Blue Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel Grey, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A M-485 Blue Grey 10ml Real Colors - Air RC256 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- A M-485 Blue-grey Air (3rd Gen) AK11865 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Mission Models
- A Medium Grey FS 35237 MMP-072 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 MMP-042 ΔE 2.8 · very close
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Fine Surface Primer-gray Mr Paint MRP-LPG ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B U.S.navy Modern FS35237 Mr Paint MRP-105 ΔE 2.1 · very close
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Grey Surface Primer 70.630 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Grey Green Mecha Color 69.014 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Neutral Gray Mr Color 13 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Japanese Navalrsenal Color Kure Mr Color Spray SJ01 ΔE 3.3 · very close
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Mig
- B Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics AMIG0208 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Fs35237 Blue Gray Amt-11 Acrylics AMIG0210 ΔE 4.2 · close
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Morning Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 6.4 · similar
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Revell
- B Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 6.3 · similar
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Uniform Grey World War II Range 525 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- D Field Blue World War II Range 518 ΔE 8.6 · similar
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Scale75
- C Bering Blue Scale Color Range ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Field Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 9.7 · similar
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Six Shooter ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Blue Steel ΔE 8.5 · similar
M-485 Blue Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark ghost grey Aircraft Spray AS-25 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Haze grey Spray TS-32 ΔE 4.2 · close
M-485 Blue Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #768998 | Blue Echo Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Duncan | #7A8896 | Gravestone Blue Wave 1 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #828A8D | German Late Field Grey Light Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Italeri | #7E8E9A | Dark Ghost Gray Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| Reaper | #618095 | Glacial Mist Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| The Army Painter | #5A7F93 | Eternal Blue D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 6.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #7B7E83 | Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Citadel | #808285 | Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 7.1 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 8.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 8.2 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.6 |
| Monument | #517283 | Blue Black Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 12.0 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 12.6 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.6 |
| Acrilex | #2095AD | Azul Piscina Paints | ΔE 13.8 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 18.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- A Blue Grey 058m ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Cinza Médio ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C FS 35237 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Amt-11 Light Grey ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D FS 36176 ΔE 5.5 · similar
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