Paint Equivalents

Grey (Model Air)

Vallejo · Model Air · 71.047

#5A5E69 · L*39.9 a*0.9 b*-6.8

The closest match to Vallejo Grey (Model Air) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Grey is a dark, muted blue. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118, ΔE 1.5. 14 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

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Grey (Model Air)?

AK Interactive Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118 is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Grey (Model Air) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby MS Purple (ΔE 2.0) and Tom Color Amt-12 Dark Grey (ΔE 2.3).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Grey (Model Air)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Vallejo Grey Shop AK Interactive Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118 Shop AK Interactive Air (3rd Gen) set

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118 Air (3rd Gen) AK11881 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Medium Gunship Grey Fs 36118 10ml Real Colors - Air RC244 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B MS Purple Gundam Color Spray UG9 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Metal Black Mr Metallic Color GX GX201 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Amt-12 Dark Grey TC-0177 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Extra Dark Sea Grey TC-0165 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-13 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Dark sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat XF-54 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Mig

  1. B Night Blue Grey Acrylics AMIG0250 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics AMIG0235 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B Dark Sea Grey Mr Paint MRP-113 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Ocean Grey Mr Paint MRP-115 ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Dark Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Revell conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. D Cool Grey 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.7 · similar

Full Vallejo → Warcolours conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Warpfiend Grey Layer ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Adeptus Battlegrey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. D Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Wrought Iron Acrylic Colors 925 ΔE 4.3 · close
  2. D Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Grey (Model Air) equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Confederate Grey Shade Paint System 117A ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Rebel Grey Shade Paint System 118A ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
The Army Painter #555C61 Uniform Grey Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4
P3 #4E5861 Greatcoat Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5
Mission Models #4B5561 Gunship Grey FS 36118 ΔE 4.6
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 4.7
Scale75 #556477 Ocean Gray Warfront Range ΔE 5.1
Italeri #5B5E5F Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.6
Acrilex #545F78 Azul Seco Paints ΔE 5.9
Apple Barrel #465363 Denim Blue Colors ΔE 5.9
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.0
Humbrol #6E6D75 Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 6.5
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.7
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 7.5
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 7.7
Reaper #47484D Tempest Grey Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 8.2
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 8.3
Coat d'Arms #556363 Slate Grey World War II Range ΔE 9.0
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 12.5
Kimera Kolors #344C50 Phtalo Green Pure Pigments ΔE 13.1

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Dark Grey Model Air ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. A Engine Gray Model Air ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  3. A Phantom Grey Mecha Color ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  4. A AMT-11 Blue Grey Model Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  5. A Medium Gunship Gray Model Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  6. B Viking Grey Xpress Color Intense ΔE 2.2 · very close

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