Paint Equivalents

Off-Grey

Vallejo · Wash FX · 76.516

#656563 · L*42.7 a*-0.4 b*1.1

The closest match to Vallejo Off-Grey in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Off-Grey is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Gunmetal Gray at ΔE 0.6. 8 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 is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.

What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Off-Grey?

FolkArt Gunmetal Gray is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Off-Grey in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Camouflage Grey FS36170 (ΔE 1.0) and Scale75 Primer Surface Gray (ΔE 1.3).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Off-Grey?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Dunkelgrau High Light, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Off-Grey equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Gunmetal Gray Metallics 667 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Pewter Metallics 99232 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint MRP-280 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Titanium Mr Paint MRP-082 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. D Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mission Models conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Dunkelgrau High Light AFV AK165 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Intermediate Blue Standard (3rd Gen) AK11163 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H69 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C German Gray Highlight 2 Mr Color Modulation Set CMC08 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Gun Metal Shade Paint System 104A ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B German Late Field Grey Shade Paint System 78A ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A RAL 7009 TC-0086 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 TC-0171 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tom Color conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Gun Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9085 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9089 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Mig

  1. B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Off-Grey equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint 4785AP ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. C Flat Grey Green RLM. 66 Acrylic Paint 4853AP ΔE 3.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Italeri conversion chart

Off-Grey in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Monument #5E5E5E Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 2.8
Golden #6D6968 N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Duncan #5C5E5F Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 3.3
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 3.7
Citadel #706E6B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 3.8
Tamiya #5C6264 Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 3.9
P3 #5D5A55 Boiler Black Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.4
Revell #6C706F Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.5
Humbrol #575B5A Primer Acrylics - Matt ΔE 4.5
Acrilex #575959 Grafite Paints ΔE 4.7
Liquitex #6F685E Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.2
Coat d'Arms #646B64 Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 5.3
Apple Barrel #716F72 Misty White Colors ΔE 5.5
Green Stuff World #565656 Slate Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.5
Warcolours #747474 Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 6.0
Kimera Kolors #757973 Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 8.1
Creature #484D51 Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.7
Arteza #464C51 Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 10.3

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Neutral Grey Model Color ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Gunmetal Mecha Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  3. A Gray Violet Model Air ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  4. B Dark Sea Grey Model Color ΔE 2.4 · very close
  5. B Grey Violet RLM75 Model Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
  6. C German Field Grey Hobby Paint ΔE 3.6 · close

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot