RAL 7042 Trafic Grey
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#7B7F7E · L*52.8 a*-1.7 b*0.0
The closest match to Tom Color RAL 7042 Trafic Grey in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color RAL 7042 Trafic Grey is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Paint U.S. Medium Mod. Gray FS36251 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 RAL 7042 Trafic Grey?
Mr. Paint U.S. Medium Mod. Gray FS36251 is the closest equivalent to Tom Color RAL 7042 Trafic Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Mythril Blade (ΔE 1.4) and Mig RLM 75 Grauviolett (ΔE 1.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color RAL 7042 Trafic Grey?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Burnt Iron, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tom Color RAL 7042 Trafic Grey Shop Mr. Paint U.S. Medium Mod. Gray FS36251 Shop Mr. Paint Mr Paint set
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A U.S. Medium Mod. Gray FS36251 Mr Paint MRP-094 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Silver Metallic Mr Paint MRP-128 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Duncan
- A Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 2.8 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Mig
- A RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics AMIG0254 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Fs 36293 Acrylics AMIG0236 ΔE 3.0 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml Real Colors - Air RC215 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Gun Metal -88- Figures AK3086 ΔE 2.4 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Vallejo
- B Burnt Iron Metal Color 77.721 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Exhaust Manifold Metal Color 77.723 ΔE 2.2 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Field Grey Warpaints WP1481 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Mithral Silver D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.5 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B JMSDF 2704 Gray N5 Mr Color 607 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 5.8 · similar
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Grey Paints for undercoating ΔE 2.8 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Reaper
- B Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 3.9 · close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Tamiya
- B Light gun metal Spray TS-42 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Medium gray Aircraft Spray AS-28 ΔE 3.5 · very close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 3.8 · close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey equivalent in Foundry
- B Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C German Late Field Grey Light Paint System 78C ΔE 4.6 · close
RAL 7042 Trafic Grey in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FolkArt | #838280 | Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.1 |
| Citadel | #808285 | Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 3.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 3.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mission Models | #83878A | Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 4.4 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 4.5 |
| Scale75 | #8B8C87 | Graphite Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 6.2 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.2 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.2 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.8 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 14.5 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.5 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- B FS 36231 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Radome Grey Modern Jets ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey ΔE 3.6 · close
- C FS 36270 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D RAL 7000 Squirrel Grey ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Ocean Grey Raf ΔE 5.5 · similar
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