USAF Light Gray
Vallejo · Model Air · 71.276
#C3C5C4 · L*79.3 a*-0.9 b*0.3
The closest match to Vallejo USAF Light Gray in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo USAF Light Gray is a light grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Smoke at ΔE 1.0. 6 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 USAF Light Gray?
Tamiya Smoke is the closest equivalent to Vallejo USAF Light Gray in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Light Grey Fs 36495 (ΔE 1.1) and FolkArt Cottage White (ΔE 1.2).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo USAF Light Gray?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Light Grey Fs 36495, ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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USAF Light Gray equivalent in Tamiya
- A Smoke Lacquer Paint LP-67 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 2.2 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 Air (3rd Gen) AK11889 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Fs 36495 10ml Real Colors - Air RC253 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
USAF Light Gray equivalent in FolkArt
- A Cottage White Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7274 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Medium Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2933 ΔE 2.3 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Tom Color
- A RAL 7035 TC-0092 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Mig 25/31 Grey TC-0184 ΔE 2.4 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Foundry
- A Arctic Grey Paint System 33B ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B Leather & Metal Washes Light Paint System 47C ΔE 2.1 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Warcolours
- A Cool Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Super Stainless 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM204 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Light Gray Fs36495 Mr Color 338 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Revell
- B Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Aluminium Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.8 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Primer Grey Matt Surface ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 6.5 · similar
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Reaper
- B Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9090 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Shining Mithril Master Series Paints Bones 9454 ΔE 3.1 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Snow White Colors 21884 ΔE 2.9 · very close
USAF Light Gray equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B RLM 77 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A068 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Light Grey Mr Paint MRP-186 ΔE 2.8 · very close
USAF Light Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #BBBBBB | Aluminum | ΔE 2.8 |
| Citadel | #C2C8CC | Runefang Steel Air | ΔE 2.9 |
| The Army Painter | #C3C5BE | Stone Golem Warpaints | ΔE 3.1 |
| Humbrol | #CFD0D2 | Light Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 3.4 |
| Scale75 | #C6C1BD | City Dust Soil Works | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 3.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 3.8 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.0 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.1 |
| P3 | #BFCACE | Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #D3D4CC | Metallic Medium Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #CED7D4 | Elven Grey Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #D9D6CF | Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Acrilex | #D2DADC | Cinza Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 7.5 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.0 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Light Grey Wash FX ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Light Grey Wash Mecha Color ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Silver Arte Deco ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Pearl Medium Arte Deco ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Heavy Bluegrey Game Color ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color ΔE 2.1 · very close
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