Paint Equivalents

Medium Grey (Mecha Color)

Vallejo · Mecha Color · 69.038

#83838B · L*55.0 a*1.6 b*-4.3

The closest match to Vallejo Medium Grey (Mecha Color) in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Medium Grey is a mid grey. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is The Army Painter Ash Grey at ΔE 2.0 — very close. 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

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Medium Grey (Mecha Color)?

The Army Painter Ash Grey is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Medium Grey (Mecha Color) in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: Mig Grey (ΔE 2.1) and Tamiya IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) (ΔE 2.3).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Medium Grey (Mecha Color)?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 10ml, ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Ash Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mig

  1. B Grey Acrylics AMIG0059 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Grey High Light Acrylics AMIG0910 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-14 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint LP-12 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Golden

  1. B N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 7.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Slaanesh Grey Dry ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Citadel conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 10ml Real Colors - Air RC248 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 Air (3rd Gen) AK11885 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Dark Elf Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9165 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. D Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. C Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Burnt Iron Aqueous Hobby Color H76 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Gray Mr Paint MRP-403 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C Interior U.S.modern FS36231 Mr Paint MRP-100 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Medium Grey (Mecha Color) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. C FS 36231 TC-0019 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Haze Grey Usn WW2 TC-0176 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Medium Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Warcolours #828282 Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.5
Arteza #928E95 Gray Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.6
FolkArt #888888 Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 4.7
Foundry #7A7B7D Slate Grey Light Paint System ΔE 4.8
Revell #757A80 Steel Email Color - Metallic ΔE 5.1
Duncan #7D7F7F Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 5.2
P3 #797979 Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.0
Scale75 #8B8683 Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 6.2
Turbo Dork #757E82 Six Shooter ΔE 6.4
Kimera Kolors #788388 Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 6.4
Italeri #74797B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.6
Apple Barrel #99979A Pure Silver Colors ΔE 7.4
Monument #837876 Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series ΔE 7.7
Humbrol #999CA3 Grey Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.5
Liquitex #9C9E9D Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 10.3
Acrilex #978FAC Violeta Gris Paints ΔE 10.9
Coat d'Arms #917F75 Gun Metal Fantasy Range ΔE 11.1
Creature #B3B8BC Silver Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 16.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Dark Gull Gray Model Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A USAF Medium Gray Model Air ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  3. B Cold Flesh Nocturna Models ΔE 2.1 · very close
  4. B Gunmetal (Metallic) Model Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
  5. B Aggressor Gray Model Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
  6. B Grey Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 3.0 · very close

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