Duncan to Tamiya paint conversion chart
Every Duncan paint with its closest Tamiya equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 180 rows, sorted by name.
77 of the 180 Duncan colours below have an equivalent in Tamiya within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 16 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.5. The 103 gaps are not spread evenly: 22 of them are oranges, so that is the corner of the Duncan range Tamiya does not answer.
How close is close enough? Reading the ΔE column
Moving a whole recipe across takes more than one pot. These search the boxed sets each range is sold in.
Shop Tamiya setShop Duncan set
| Duncan | Tamiya | ΔE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss Blue Wave 2 | Navy blue Aircraft Spray | 2.8 | ||
| Ambush Yellow Wave 3 | Titanium gold Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.4 | ||
| Amethyst Rayne Wave 1 | Mixing blue Lacquer Paint | 12.5 | ||
| Amphora Red Wave 3 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.1 | ||
| Amulet Purple Wave 2 | Smoke Spray | 13.0 | ||
| Ancient Forest Wave 1 | NATO brown Lacquer Paint | 9.0 | ||
| Ancient Gold Wave 3 | Brown (JGSDF) Spray | 4.9 | ||
| Antiquity Green Wave 3 | Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray | 10.8 | ||
| Apocalypse Sky Wave 3 | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.8 | ||
| Archaic Sepia Wash Wave 1 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 8.7 | ||
| Ares Flesh Wave 2 | Titanium gold Lacquer Paint | 3.7 | ||
| Argonaut Skin Wave 2 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Ashen Grey Wave 2 | Olive drab Lacquer Paint | 5.6 | ||
| Asmodeus Red Wave 2 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 6.6 | ||
| Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 | Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray | 5.6 | ||
| Barbarian Brawn Wave 1 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 8.7 | ||
| Bard Skin Wave 2 | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 9.6 | ||
| Batle Axe Brass Wave 2 | Light sand Lacquer Paint | 2.1 | ||
| Battle Mud Wash Wave 1 | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 8.6 | ||
| Berserker Red Wave 1 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.0 | ||
| Blue Glaze Wave 2 | Blue violet Spray | 2.9 | ||
| Blue Steel Wave 3 | Haze grey Spray | 3.0 | ||
| Boar Hide Wave 1 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 2.3 | ||
| Bone Wash Wave 3 | Smoke Spray | 2.4 | ||
| Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.3 | ||
| Carapace Green Wave 3 | Metallic green Spray | 5.2 | ||
| Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.0 | ||
| Celestial Blue Wave 1 | Pearl light blue Spray | 2.8 | ||
| Centurion Red Wave 3 | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.3 | ||
| Cerberus Brown Wave 2 | Light brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 3.5 | ||
| Chaos Bronze Wave 3 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 5.5 | ||
| Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 | IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 1.7 | ||
| Contagion Green Wave 3 | Medium sea gray Aircraft Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Craven Yellow Wave 2 | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 7.7 | ||
| Cuirass Leather Wave 1 | Dark iron Lacquer Paint | 3.1 | ||
| Cursed Blue Wave 2 | Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.7 | ||
| Cyber Pink Wave 3 | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 6.7 | ||
| Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 6.2 | ||
| Death Metal Wave 3 | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | 6.7 | ||
| Death Reaper Wave 1 | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | 2.5 | ||
| Decadent Purple Wave 3 | Smoke Spray | 9.1 | ||
| Demon Red Wave 1 | Mica red Lacquer Paint | 2.4 | ||
| Doom Death Black Wave 1 | Metallic black Lacquer Paint | 1.8 | ||
| Dragon Fang Wave 1 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 3.8 | ||
| Dragon's Gold Wave 1 | Light sand Spray | 1.6 | ||
| Dread Red Wave 2 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 6.5 | ||
| Druid Flesh Wave 2 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 4.0 | ||
| Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 5.0 | ||
| Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 | Dark sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.1 | ||
| Dust Bowl Wave 1 | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 4.2 | ||
| Dwarven Iron Wave 2 | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.4 | ||
| Dwarven Skin Wave 1 | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 7.9 | ||
| Eidolon Grey Wave 2 | Olive drab Lacquer Paint | 5.0 | ||
| Elder Robe Wave 3 | Pure blue Lacquer Paint | 2.0 | ||
| Elixir Green Wave 3 | Pearl green Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Elven Skin Wave 1 | Buff Lacquer Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Elysium Blue Wave 1 | Blue violet Spray | 3.2 | ||
| Emperor Red Wave 3 | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | 7.4 | ||
| Emperor's Purple Wave 3 | Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss | 16.1 | ||
| Enchantment Blue Wave 3 | Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 5.5 | ||
| Enchantress Purple Wave 3 | Lavender Spray | 11.0 | ||
| Enticing Purple Wave 3 | IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 7.1 | ||
| Ethereal Green Wave 1 | Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray | 7.4 | ||
| Evil Eye Red Wave 2 | Italian red Lacquer Paint | 7.9 | ||
| Fanatic Orange Wave 1 | Pure red Lacquer Paint | 6.2 | ||
| Faust Blue Wave 3 | Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray | 2.3 | ||
| Field Grey Wave 2 | Field grey Spray | 9.6 | ||
| Fire Opal Wave 3 | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 9.3 | ||
| Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 | Dark yellow Spray | 1.6 | ||
| Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.5 | ||
| Flesh Wash Wave 1 | Buff Lacquer Paint | 2.7 | ||
| Frost Blue Wave 3 | Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray | 3.8 | ||
| Fury Green Wave 2 | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.3 | ||
| Ghoul Green Wave 2 | Coral blue Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Gigawatt Blue Wave 2 | Clear blue Lacquer Paint | 6.2 | ||
| Glistening Gold Wave 1 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 5.2 | ||
| Glistening Gums Wave 1 | Clear red Lacquer Paint | 14.4 | ||
| Gloss Varnish Wave 3 | Smoke Spray | 6.1 | ||
| Goblinoid Green Wave 2 | Pearl green Spray | 6.9 | ||
| Gravestone Blue Wave 1 | IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat | 4.1 | ||
| Green Beret Wave 2 | Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.4 | ||
| Green Glaze Wave 2 | Pearl green Spray | 5.6 | ||
| Griffon Claw Wave 1 | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | 8.1 | ||
| Gung-ho Green Wave 2 | Buff Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.1 | ||
| Gyzmo Fur Wave 2 | Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint | 7.5 | ||
| Hazard Yellow Wash Wave 3 | Flat flesh Acrylics Mini Flat | 11.3 | ||
| Heirloom Gold Wave 3 | Light sand Spray | 2.5 | ||
| Helion Red Wash Wave 2 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 7.5 | ||
| Hellspawn Red Wave 2 | Italian red Lacquer Paint | 2.2 | ||
| Hot Pink Wave 2 | Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.0 | ||
| Hydra Green Wave 2 | German grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.9 | ||
| Incubus Purple Wave 3 | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | 3.0 | ||
| Inferno Orange Wave 3 | Italian red Lacquer Paint | 5.9 | ||
| Ion Blue Wave 3 | Medium sea gray 2 Aircraft Spray | 7.0 | ||
| Ivory Tusk Wave 1 | Light gray Lacquer Paint | 4.7 | ||
| Jade Green Wave 2 | Field grey Spray | 9.1 | ||
| Keleton Legion Wave 1 | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 6.6 | ||
| Kobold Grey Wave 2 | RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.2 | ||
| Kronos Flesh Wave 2 | Buff Lacquer Paint | 3.8 | ||
| Legion Green Wave 3 | Field grey Spray | 10.3 | ||
| Leviathan Blue Wave 2 | Blue violet Spray | 6.0 | ||
| Magi Purple Wash Wave 2 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 14.4 | ||
| Manticore Ochre Wave 2 | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.1 | ||
| Marine Blue Wave 1 | Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.0 | ||
| Matt Varnish Wave 3 | Silver Lacquer Paint | 0.9 | ||
| Merald Green Wave 1 | Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Lacquer Paint | 1.4 | ||
| Mythic Turquoise Wave 3 | Clear blue Spray | 7.3 | ||
| Mythril Blade Wave 1 | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 3.2 | ||
| Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 | Field grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.9 | ||
| Neo Pink Wave 2 | Pink Spray | 9.3 | ||
| Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 | NATO brown Lacquer Paint | 3.3 | ||
| Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 | Rubber black Spray | 2.5 | ||
| Omega Blue Wave 3 | Clear blue Spray | 5.3 | ||
| Orange Flare Wave 1 | Orange Spray | 6.2 | ||
| Orange Glaze Wave 2 | Clear orange Acrylics Mini Gloss | 7.1 | ||
| Orc Hide Wave 2 | Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.1 | ||
| Overlord Brass Wave 2 | Light sand Lacquer Paint | 1.6 | ||
| Oxidation Green Wave 3 | Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.2 | ||
| Paladin Flesh Wave 2 | Flat earth Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.3 | ||
| Pale Skin Wave 3 | Light sand Lacquer Paint | 2.2 | ||
| Panzer Yellow Wave 3 | Khaki Lacquer Paint | 4.7 | ||
| Perisher Pink Wave 2 | Italian red Lacquer Paint | 12.5 | ||
| Pestilence Green Wave 3 | J.A. grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.9 | ||
| Plate Armour Wave 1 | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 1.0 | ||
| Platinum Crown Wave 2 | Champagne gold Lacquer Paint | 4.5 | ||
| Purple Glaze Wave 2 | Pearl light red Spray | 8.1 | ||
| RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 | Dark green 2 Lacquer Paint | 6.0 | ||
| Ranger Cloak Wave 2 | Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.8 | ||
| Ray Gun Glow Wave 2 | Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.7 | ||
| Red Glaze Wave 2 | Orange Spray | 12.2 | ||
| Red Rage Wave 3 | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.2 | ||
| Relic Blue Wave 3 | French blue Spray | 6.8 | ||
| Ritz O'Tin Wave 3 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 10.4 | ||
| Rodent Grey Wave 2 | Light gun metal Lacquer Paint | 7.8 | ||
| Royal Cloak Wave 1 | Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint | 6.9 | ||
| Runic Purple Wave 1 | Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 12.3 | ||
| Rust Orange Wave 1 | Italian red Lacquer Paint | 5.3 | ||
| Sandstone Wave 1 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 9.4 | ||
| Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | Flat earth Lacquer Paint | 9.5 | ||
| Satyr Brown Wave 2 | Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.8 | ||
| Scabbard Brown Wave 3 | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 4.4 | ||
| Scarab Red Wave 3 | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | 5.8 | ||
| Scorched Earth Wave 1 | Dark iron Lacquer Paint | 6.6 | ||
| Seafarer Blue Wave 3 | Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.5 | ||
| Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 | Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss | 6.1 | ||
| Septric Green Wave 3 | Yellow green Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.0 | ||
| Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 | Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint | 1.7 | ||
| Shadow Blue Wave 3 | Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 3.5 | ||
| Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 | Gun metal Lacquer Paint | 0.8 | ||
| Skulker Yellow Wave 1 | Pure orange Lacquer Paint | 5.8 | ||
| Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 | Flat base Lacquer Paint | 0.8 | ||
| Solar Flare Wave 3 | Metallic orange Lacquer Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Sorceror's Cloak Wave 1 | Lavender Spray | 13.6 | ||
| Spartan Bronze Wave 1 | NATO brown Lacquer Paint | 3.7 | ||
| Spectral Purple Wave 3 | Light gun metal Spray | 16.4 | ||
| Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 6.8 | ||
| Sun Bleach Yellow Wave 3 | Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss | 4.4 | ||
| Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 11.0 | ||
| Talisman Green Wave 2 | Light green Acrylics Mini Gloss | 3.5 | ||
| Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 | Gray violet Aircraft Spray | 0.7 | ||
| Temple Stone Wave 1 | Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint | 6.3 | ||
| Top Brass Wave 2 | Tan Aircraft Spray | 5.5 | ||
| Traitor Green Wave 3 | Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.6 | ||
| Troll Snot Green Wave 2 | J.A. grey Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.3 | ||
| Trooper White Wave 1 | Insignia white Aircraft Spray | 2.1 | ||
| Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 | Metallic gold Spray | 5.6 | ||
| Ur Cloak Wave 1 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | 7.0 | ||
| Vambrace Brown Wave 3 | Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat | 8.4 | ||
| Vampire Fang Wave 1 | Wooden deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat | 5.7 | ||
| Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 | Dark blue Spray | 14.6 | ||
| War Master Green Wave 3 | Metallic black Spray | 2.6 | ||
| Wasteland Brown Wave 1 | Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint | 9.4 | ||
| White Star Wave 1 | Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss | 1.2 | ||
| Witching Hour Blue Wave 2 | Brilliant blue Spray | 4.5 | ||
| Wizard Grey Wave 1 | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | 1.9 | ||
| Wolf Grey Wave 1 | IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint | 4.8 | ||
| Wyvern Green Wave 1 | Gunship grey Spray | 6.0 | ||
| Yellow Flame Wave 1 | Camel yellow Spray | 2.6 | ||
| Yellow Glaze Wave 2 | Pure yellow Lacquer Paint | 8.2 | ||
| Zombie Rot Wave 3 | Sky Acrylics Mini Flat | 2.8 | ||