Paint Equivalents

Mission Models to Duncan paint conversion chart

Every Mission Models paint with its closest Duncan equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 201 rows, sorted by name.

109 of the 201 Mission Models colours below have an equivalent in Duncan within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 14 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.6. The 92 gaps are not spread evenly: 20 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Mission Models range Duncan 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.

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Mission ModelsDuncanΔE
Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 Gloss Varnish Wave 3 4.6
Aluminum Gloss Varnish Wave 3 6.2
Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) War Master Green Wave 3 4.3
Aotaki Blue Green Antiquity Green Wave 3 3.9
Arcadian Blue (F 1965) Ion Blue Wave 3 6.8
Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 Blue Glaze Wave 2 8.5
Black Doom Death Black Wave 1 15.6
Black Primer Primer Doom Death Black Wave 1 15.6
Blue Abyss Blue Wave 2 13.7
Brass Top Brass Wave 2 2.4
Braunviolet RLM 81 Wyvern Green Wave 1 8.8
Bright Blue (Mecha etc) Leviathan Blue Wave 2 4.0
British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 Blue Steel Wave 3 4.2
British Light Stone RAL 61 Ares Flesh Wave 2 2.7
British Portland Stone RAL 64 Trooper White Wave 1 3.5
British Sand Yellow Modern AFV Ares Flesh Wave 2 2.6
British Slate Grey 34 Bone Wash Wave 3 7.1
Bronze Green British AFV Shadow Blue Wave 3 6.3
Brown Druid Flesh Wave 2 9.8
Chrome Gloss Varnish Wave 3 4.4
Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 1.1
Cold Rolled Steel Sir Coates Silver Wave 1 1.2
Concrete 1 Green Beret Wave 2 3.5
Copper Boot Strap Brown Wave 3 4.4
Coral (CH 1955/626) Red Glaze Wave 2 7.3
Crocus Yellow Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 4.9
Dark Aluminum Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 3.2
Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 Incubus Purple Wave 3 4.6
Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc Eidolon Grey Wave 2 2.4
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 Gravestone Blue Wave 1 2.3
Dark Rust 1 Hellspawn Red Wave 2 5.7
Dark Tan FS 30219 Spartan Bronze Wave 1 2.9
Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 Ancient Gold Wave 3 8.3
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 3.2
Dunkelgelb Late 1944 RAL 7028 Ares Flesh Wave 2 2.7
Dunkelgrün RLM 71 Merald Green Wave 1 7.6
Dunkelgrün RLM 83 Fury Green Wave 2 7.4
Duraluminum Incubus Purple Wave 3 2.9
Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 10.7
Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 Yellow Flame Wave 1 4.6
Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF Shadow Blue Wave 3 3.8
Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) Ethereal Green Wave 1 8.2
Farm Tractor Yellow Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 3.2
French Blue (Cobalt Blue) Elder Robe Wave 3 4.3
Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII Yellow Flame Wave 1 5.4
Gelbbraun RAL 8020 Pale Skin Wave 3 1.4
Gelbolive RAL 6014 Ancient Gold Wave 3 11.4
German Field Grey 6006 Merald Green Wave 1 6.2
German WWII Elfenbein Interior White Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 6.4
Gloss Black Base for Chrome Doom Death Black Wave 1 15.6
Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 Hydra Green Wave 2 5.7
Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 7.6
Gloss White Base for Chrome Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 1.1
Gold Cerberus Brown Wave 2 6.4
Grau RLM 02 Temple Stone Wave 1 6.2
Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 Ancient Gold Wave 3 2.5
Graugrun RLM 74 Oxidation Green Wave 3 3.6
Grauviolet RLM 75 Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 3.0
Green Merald Green Wave 1 5.2
Green Zinc Chromate Ethereal Green Wave 1 8.9
Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets Seafarer Blue Wave 3 4.1
Grey Primer Primer Matt Varnish Wave 3 0.9
Grunbraun RAL 8000 Ancient Gold Wave 3 5.4
Gun Metal Doom Death Black Wave 1 2.1
Gunship Grey FS 36118 Faust Blue Wave 3 2.3
Have Glass Grey FS36170 Wizard Grey Wave 1 2.5
Haze Grey US Navy 5H Gloss Varnish Wave 3 6.8
Hellblau RLM 65 Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 8.6
Hellblau RLM 78 Gloss Varnish Wave 3 8.2
Hellgrun RLM 82 Ranger Cloak Wave 2 5.8
High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 Gloss Varnish Wave 3 5.9
Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment Yellow Flame Wave 1 6.4
Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 6.3
IDF Green Merald Green Wave 1 11.4
IDF Sand Grey Version 1 Ancient Gold Wave 3 3.9
IDF Sand Grey Version 2 Archaic Sepia Wash Wave 1 2.5
Insignia Red FS 31136 Centurion Red Wave 3 2.4
Insignia White FS 17875 Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 1.1
Intermediate Blue FS 35164 Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 4.3
Iridescent Blue Elder Robe Wave 3 6.5
Iridescent Candy Red Scarab Red Wave 3 4.1
Iridescent Cherry Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 3.7
Iridescent Duck Teal Omega Blue Wave 3 6.0
Iridescent Lemon Yellow Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 2.3
Iridescent Plum Purple Von Evile Pimple Wave 3 11.8
Iridescent Turquoise Sentient Turquoise Wave 2 8.1
J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) Kobold Grey Wave 2 7.3
Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) Traitor Green Wave 3 3.8
Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 3.0
Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII Contagion Green Wave 3 5.6
Japanese Propeller Brown Boar Hide Wave 1 3.9
Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII Doom Death Black Wave 1 5.8
LRDG Pink Overlord Brass Wave 2 6.9
Lavender Decadent Purple Wave 3 9.0
Lichtblau RLM 76 Ion Blue Wave 3 8.5
Light Blue (Mecha) Leviathan Blue Wave 2 3.4
Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 Mythril Blade Wave 1 3.4
Light Grey FS 36495 Ivory Tusk Wave 1 4.7
Light Gull Grey FS 16440 Matt Varnish Wave 3 0.7
Light Gull Grey FS 36440 Ivory Tusk Wave 1 4.7
Light Neutral Temple Stone Wave 1 1.8
Light Rust 1 Solar Flare Wave 3 5.2
Light Sea Grey FS 36307 Blue Steel Wave 3 6.3
Lilac (Chrysler 1966) Amulet Purple Wave 2 8.7
Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) Boar Hide Wave 1 3.0
Medium Grey FS 35237 Gravestone Blue Wave 1 5.7
Medium Grey FS 36270 Gravestone Blue Wave 1 4.3
Metallic Burnt Iron 1 Oblivion Black Wash Wave 1 3.3
NATO Black Doom Death Black Wave 1 4.4
NATO Brown Druid Flesh Wave 2 4.9
NATO Green Ethereal Green Wave 1 4.5
Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) Kobold Grey Wave 2 3.4
New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) Cerberus Brown Wave 2 2.9
Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 Plate Armour Wave 1 6.0
Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 Eidolon Grey Wave 2 4.4
Olivegrun RAL 6003 Fury Green Wave 2 9.1
Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) Fury Green Wave 2 4.9
Orange Orange Flare Wave 1 7.9
Panzer Grey RAL 7021 Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 2.8
Pearl Copper Steampunk Copper Wave 2 6.2
Pearl Deep Black Doom Death Black Wave 1 7.1
Pearl Deep Blue Elder Robe Wave 3 7.6
Pearl Deep Charcoal Death Reaper Wave 1 4.4
Pearl Deep Green Carapace Green Wave 3 4.9
Pearl Kiwi Lime Talisman Green Wave 2 5.8
Pearl Red Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 2.5
Pearl Root Beer Brown Amphora Red Wave 3 8.4
Pearl Solid Gold Flak Gun Yellow Wave 3 4.2
Pearl Starship White Matt Varnish Wave 3 3.2
Pearl Tropical Orange Fanatic Orange Wave 1 4.4
Pearl Wild Berry Cyber Pink Wave 3 4.5
Pink Neo Pink Wave 2 8.4
Pink Primer Primer Hot Pink Wave 2 4.2
Purple (Purple Violet) Marine Blue Wave 1 7.0
RAF Dark Earth Ancient Gold Wave 3 3.6
RAF Dark Green Merald Green Wave 1 4.6
RAF High Speed Silver White Star Wave 1 1.1
RAF Interior Green Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 3.7
RAF Middle Stone Panzer Yellow Wave 3 3.0
RAF underside Sky 610 Green Beret Wave 2 2.7
Radome Tan FS 33613 Twin Suns Yellow Wave 3 6.6
Rail Tie Brown Noble Steed Brown Wave 2 8.2
Red Hellspawn Red Wave 2 6.0
Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 Red Rage Wave 3 5.7
Red Oxide Primer Primer Red Rage Wave 3 5.7
Resedagrun RAL 6011 Necrosis Green Wash Wave 1 5.1
Rotbraun RAL 8017 Druid Flesh Wave 2 4.9
Rotbraun RAL 8012 Berserker Red Wave 1 3.5
Russian 6k FS 30117 Steampunk Copper Wave 2 7.7
Russian Cockpit Emerald Green Jade Green Wave 2 7.7
Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 Wyvern Green Wave 1 4.2
Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 Merald Green Wave 1 7.6
Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 Eidolon Grey Wave 2 5.8
Russian Dark Olive Faded 1 FS 34096 Merald Green Wave 1 7.6
Russian Green Modern AFV Merald Green Wave 1 4.6
Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 Panzer Yellow Wave 3 8.8
SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 Rodent Grey Wave 2 4.5
SAC bomber Green FS 34159 Field Grey Wave 2 6.2
Sand Merdec Ancient Gold Wave 3 8.2
Sandgelb RLM 79 Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 3.0
Sandgrau RAL 7027 Glistening Gold Wave 1 2.9
Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII Eidolon Grey Wave 2 2.2
Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 Blue Steel Wave 3 3.5
Signalbraun RAL 8002 Boar Hide Wave 1 4.3
Silver Gloss Varnish Wave 3 5.5
Standard Rust Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 4.4
Surf Green (CH 1957) Ion Blue Wave 3 14.2
Tan Primer Primer Temple Stone Wave 1 1.8
Tire Black 1 Doom Death Black Wave 1 15.6
Transparent Blue Oxidation Green Wave 3 15.4
Transparent Dust Platinum Crown Wave 2 4.2
Transparent Green RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 8.9
Transparent Light Rust 1 Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 4.4
Transparent Medium Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 1.1
Transparent Orange Solar Flare Wave 3 5.7
Transparent Red Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 5.5
Transparent Smoke Dwarven Iron Wave 2 2.9
US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 Fury Green Wave 2 4.6
US Army Olive Drab FS 319 Fury Green Wave 2 4.6
US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 Eidolon Grey Wave 2 5.8
US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 Fury Green Wave 2 6.4
US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 Ranger Cloak Wave 2 4.0
US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 Gung-ho Green Wave 2 6.3
US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 Panzer Yellow Wave 3 4.9
US Army Sand FS 30277 Temple Stone Wave 1 0.0
US Blue Grey FS35189 Frost Blue Wave 3 4.2
US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 Ivory Tusk Wave 1 3.0
US Dark Green FS 34079 War Master Green Wave 3 6.3
US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 Kronos Flesh Wave 2 2.3
US Interior Green FS 34151 RC Flesh Wash Wave 1 5.9
US Medium Green FS 34102 Eidolon Grey Wave 2 5.8
USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII Fury Green Wave 2 6.9
USN Flight Deck Blue 21 Tempest Blue Wash Wave 2 4.2
USN Pale Grey Blue 5P Gloss Varnish Wave 3 7.2
USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 Abyss Blue Wave 2 11.3
White Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 1.1
White Aluminum Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 4.2
White Primer Primer Smoke Grey Wash Wave 3 1.1
Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo Doom Death Black Wave 1 13.7
Yellow Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 3.2
Yellow Zinc Chromate Serpent Eye Yellow Wave 3 4.6

Converting a one-coat range? Contrast, Speedpaint and Xpress rows need a tighter bracket than the rest of this table

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The reverse chart is a different answer, not this one upside down: how much of a range another really covers, in both directions