USAF Modern Uniform Shadow
Tom Color · s · TC-0237
#162017 · L*11.0 a*-6.9 b*4.7
The closest match to Tom Color USAF Modern Uniform Shadow in every other range, nearest first.
Tom Color USAF Modern Uniform Shadow is a very dark, muted green. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mig Crystal Smoke, ΔE 1.8. 23 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 USAF Modern Uniform Shadow?
Mig Crystal Smoke is the closest equivalent to Tom Color USAF Modern Uniform Shadow in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive D1 Deep Green Black (ΔE 2.0) and Foundry Russian Green Shade (ΔE 3.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tom Color USAF Modern Uniform Shadow?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Dark Green, ΔE 5.2 — similar, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Tom Color to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tom Color USAF Modern Uniform Shadow Shop Mig Crystal Smoke Shop Mig Acrylics set
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Mig
- A Crystal Smoke Acrylics AMIG0095 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D One Shot Primer - Green Primers AMIG2028 ΔE 6.4 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in AK Interactive
- B D1 Deep Green Black Air AK2063 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Black Green Standard (3rd Gen) AK11160 ΔE 3.6 · close
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Foundry
- B Russian Green Shade Paint System 69A ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Russian Green Paint System 69B ΔE 6.7 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC03 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Teerschwarz Mr Color 521 ΔE 7.9 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Liquitex
- C Hooker’s Green Deep Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 225 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Turquoise Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 561 ΔE 9.9 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Golden
- C Black SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6745 ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Payne's Gray SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6750 ΔE 6.6 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Unforgiven Green Warpaints Air ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Militia Green Warpaints Air ΔE 5.5 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Vallejo
- D Camouflage Dark Green Model Color 70.979 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Angel Green Game Air 76.123 ΔE 5.4 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Humbrol
- D Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Gun Metal Aerosol Sprays S53 ΔE 7.1 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Creature
- D Dark Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl MPA-036 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl MPA-044 ΔE 9.9 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D IJNAF D1 Nohryokukokushoku (Deep Black Green) Mr Paint MRP-424 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Highland Green - Ford Mustang Bullitt Mr Paint - Car MRP-C007 ΔE 5.9 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow equivalent in Scale75
- D Riff Green Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
USAF Modern Uniform Shadow in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #1E2E2B | Peacock Green Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 5.9 |
| Citadel | #162A29 | Nocturne Green Air | ΔE 6.4 |
| Mission Models | #2B302A | US Dark Green FS 34079 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #2D3122 | Dark Slate Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #22260F | Military Green Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Tamiya | #163126 | Green Aircraft Spray | ΔE 7.6 |
| Monument | #2C2D28 | Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 7.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #1B1B19 | Camouflage Colors | ΔE 8.0 |
| FolkArt | #0E100D | Thicket Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.1 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| P3 | #2A271A | Blindwater Green Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #000000 | Black Military Range | ΔE 11.2 |
| Revell | #17181C | Black Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 11.4 |
| Duncan | #3A4140 | War Master Green Wave 3 | ΔE 12.3 |
| Arteza | #131318 | Mars Black Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 13.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 23.9 |
Nearest colours inside Tom Color
- C Raf WW2 Uniform Shadow ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Rlm 73 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Couro Da Cuca ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Amt-6 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Nato Black ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D USAF WW2 Pilot Uniform Shadow ΔE 8.3 · similar
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