Paint Equivalents

Mission Models to Tamiya paint conversion chart

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

123 of the 201 Mission Models colours below have an equivalent in Tamiya within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 26 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.2. The 78 gaps are not spread evenly: 25 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Mission Models 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.

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Mission ModelsTamiyaΔE
Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat 4.3
Aluminum Smoke Lacquer Paint 3.7
Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) Black Spray 2.8
Aotaki Blue Green Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray 8.3
Arcadian Blue (F 1965) Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray 4.8
Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat 6.7
Black Black Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Black Primer Primer Black Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Blue Mixing blue Lacquer Paint 4.2
Brass Tan Aircraft Spray 3.9
Braunviolet RLM 81 Khaki drab Acrylics Mini Flat 6.2
Bright Blue (Mecha etc) Flat blue Lacquer Paint 7.3
British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 Haze grey Spray 2.3
British Light Stone RAL 61 Wooden deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat 3.0
British Portland Stone RAL 64 Insignia white Aircraft Spray 3.6
British Sand Yellow Modern AFV Titanium gold Lacquer Paint 1.4
British Slate Grey 34 Smoke Spray 6.1
Bronze Green British AFV Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat 4.8
Brown Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat 5.6
Chrome Smoke Lacquer Paint 5.5
Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Cold Rolled Steel Gun metal Lacquer Paint 1.1
Concrete 1 Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat 3.2
Copper Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat 2.8
Coral (CH 1955/626) Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss 15.0
Crocus Yellow Metallic gold Spray 5.1
Dark Aluminum Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss 4.7
Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint 2.9
Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc Olive drab Lacquer Paint 6.3
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat 2.7
Dark Rust 1 Flat earth Lacquer Paint 3.6
Dark Tan FS 30219 Flat earth Acrylics Mini Flat 4.2
Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint 7.2
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Light sand Spray 4.0
Dunkelgelb Late 1944 RAL 7028 Wooden deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat 3.0
Dunkelgrün RLM 71 J.A. green Acrylics Mini Flat 2.0
Dunkelgrün RLM 83 Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat 7.9
Duraluminum Metallic gray Lacquer Paint 2.5
Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 Red brown Acrylics Mini Flat 4.0
Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 Camel yellow Spray 5.0
Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF Ocean gray Aircraft Spray 2.9
Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray 2.8
Farm Tractor Yellow Flat yellow Lacquer Paint 1.4
French Blue (Cobalt Blue) Metallic blue Spray 4.2
Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII Camel yellow Spray 3.9
Gelbbraun RAL 8020 Light sand Lacquer Paint 2.1
Gelbolive RAL 6014 Dark earth Aircraft Spray 8.2
German Field Grey 6006 Field grey Spray 0.0
German WWII Elfenbein Interior White Metallic gold Spray 5.4
Gloss Black Base for Chrome Black Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray 8.2
Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray 7.4
Gloss White Base for Chrome Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Gold Gold Spray 4.8
Grau RLM 02 Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint 5.4
Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint 5.3
Graugrun RLM 74 Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray 3.1
Grauviolet RLM 75 Rubber black Spray 3.0
Green NATO green Lacquer Paint 2.6
Green Zinc Chromate Candy lime green Spray 7.9
Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets Pearl light blue Spray 3.9
Grey Primer Primer Silver Lacquer Paint 1.4
Grunbraun RAL 8000 Brown (JGSDF) Spray 3.8
Gun Metal Black Spray 1.9
Gunship Grey FS 36118 IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint 2.9
Have Glass Grey FS36170 Metallic gray Lacquer Paint 3.9
Haze Grey US Navy 5H Smoke Lacquer Paint 5.3
Hellblau RLM 65 Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat 3.7
Hellblau RLM 78 Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat 4.1
Hellgrun RLM 82 Dark green 2 Lacquer Paint 7.4
High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat 4.1
Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment Chrome yellow Spray 4.0
Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A Dull red Spray 5.6
IDF Green Olive drab (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat 2.7
IDF Sand Grey Version 1 Brown (JGSDF) Spray 3.6
IDF Sand Grey Version 2 Tan Aircraft Spray 8.8
Insignia Red FS 31136 Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss 2.3
Insignia White FS 17875 Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Intermediate Blue FS 35164 Gray violet Aircraft Spray 3.6
Iridescent Blue Metallic blue Spray 4.6
Iridescent Candy Red Mixing red Lacquer Paint 2.3
Iridescent Cherry Mica red Lacquer Paint 7.8
Iridescent Duck Teal Coral blue Spray 6.4
Iridescent Lemon Yellow Chrome yellow Spray 2.4
Iridescent Plum Purple Racing blue Spray 5.2
Iridescent Turquoise Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss 3.7
J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) Light gray Aircraft Spray 5.1
Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) Gray green Aircraft Spray 7.1
Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat 4.7
Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat 6.3
Japanese Propeller Brown Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint 1.7
Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII Black Spray 3.4
LRDG Pink Flat flesh Acrylics Mini Flat 4.0
Lavender Metallic silver Spray 12.1
Lichtblau RLM 76 Medium sea gray 2 Aircraft Spray 2.2
Light Blue (Mecha) Blue violet Spray 5.9
Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 Neutral gray Aircraft Spray 2.7
Light Grey FS 36495 Light gray Lacquer Paint 4.1
Light Gull Grey FS 16440 Silver Lacquer Paint 1.1
Light Gull Grey FS 36440 Light gray Lacquer Paint 4.1
Light Neutral Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint 6.4
Light Rust 1 Metallic orange Lacquer Paint 5.3
Light Sea Grey FS 36307 Medium gray Aircraft Spray 2.2
Lilac (Chrysler 1966) Pearl light red Spray 7.0
Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint 3.4
Medium Grey FS 35237 Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat 4.2
Medium Grey FS 36270 IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat 2.6
Metallic Burnt Iron 1 Gun metal Lacquer Paint 4.0
NATO Black Black Spray 2.0
NATO Brown Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint 5.9
NATO Green Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray 6.2
Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat 5.1
New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat 5.8
Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 Medium gray Aircraft Spray 2.8
Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint 6.0
Olivegrun RAL 6003 Olive drab 2 Spray 5.8
Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) Olive drab 2 Spray 8.7
Orange Copper Acrylics Mini Flat 5.1
Panzer Grey RAL 7021 Ocean gray Aircraft Spray 2.2
Pearl Copper Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat 4.3
Pearl Deep Black Black Spray 4.2
Pearl Deep Blue Metallic blue Spray 6.5
Pearl Deep Charcoal Black Spray 2.8
Pearl Deep Green Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss 5.3
Pearl Kiwi Lime Light green Spray 3.2
Pearl Red Mica red Lacquer Paint 9.0
Pearl Root Beer Brown Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint 7.7
Pearl Solid Gold Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat 4.2
Pearl Starship White Insignia white Lacquer Paint 2.4
Pearl Tropical Orange Mica red Spray 6.1
Pearl Wild Berry Clear red Lacquer Paint 9.4
Pink Pink Spray 10.0
Pink Primer Primer Pink Spray 2.8
Purple (Purple Violet) Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss 5.0
RAF Dark Earth Brown (JGSDF) Spray 1.5
RAF Dark Green Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint 2.1
RAF High Speed Silver Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 1.4
RAF Interior Green Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat 2.7
RAF Middle Stone Khaki Lacquer Paint 6.9
RAF underside Sky 610 Light gray Aircraft Spray 4.9
Radome Tan FS 33613 Metallic gold Spray 4.6
Rail Tie Brown Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint 4.2
Red Mixing red Lacquer Paint 3.8
Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss 3.8
Red Oxide Primer Primer Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss 3.8
Resedagrun RAL 6011 Field grey Acrylics Mini Flat 3.4
Rotbraun RAL 8017 Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint 2.9
Rotbraun RAL 8012 Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss 3.4
Russian 6k FS 30117 Flat earth Lacquer Paint 4.8
Russian Cockpit Emerald Green Dark green 2 Lacquer Paint 7.4
Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 Olive drab Lacquer Paint 6.8
Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint 6.4
Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 Olive drab Lacquer Paint 1.9
Russian Dark Olive Faded 1 FS 34096 Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint 6.4
Russian Green Modern AFV Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Lacquer Paint 3.9
Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 Khaki Lacquer Paint 4.4
SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat 9.5
SAC bomber Green FS 34159 Field grey Spray 6.9
Sand Merdec Brown (JGSDF) Spray 5.2
Sandgelb RLM 79 Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint 3.7
Sandgrau RAL 7027 Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint 7.2
Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII Olive drab Lacquer Paint 5.6
Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 Haze grey Spray 2.6
Signalbraun RAL 8002 Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint 4.2
Silver Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray 4.4
Standard Rust Flat earth Lacquer Paint 6.3
Surf Green (CH 1957) Light blue Aircraft Spray 12.7
Tan Primer Primer Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint 6.4
Tire Black 1 Black Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Transparent Blue Racing blue Spray 6.1
Transparent Dust Champagne gold Lacquer Paint 6.7
Transparent Green Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray 7.0
Transparent Light Rust 1 Flat earth Lacquer Paint 6.3
Transparent Medium Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Transparent Orange Clear orange Spray 2.1
Transparent Red Mica red Lacquer Paint 6.8
Transparent Smoke Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.6
US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint 8.7
US Army Olive Drab FS 319 Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint 8.7
US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 Olive drab Lacquer Paint 3.7
US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat 6.4
US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat 5.6
US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat 8.4
US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 Khaki Lacquer Paint 5.1
US Army Sand FS 30277 Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint 6.3
US Blue Grey FS35189 Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray 3.9
US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 Light gray Lacquer Paint 2.2
US Dark Green FS 34079 Black Spray 5.7
US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 Buff Lacquer Paint 3.7
US Interior Green FS 34151 Dark green 2 Lacquer Paint 6.1
US Medium Green FS 34102 Olive drab Lacquer Paint 1.9
USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII Olive drab 2 Spray 8.6
USN Flight Deck Blue 21 Gray violet Aircraft Spray 3.7
USN Pale Grey Blue 5P Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat 3.2
USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 Deep metallic blue Spray 3.2
White Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
White Aluminum Smoke Spray 7.2
White Primer Primer Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss 0.0
Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo Black Acrylics Mini Gloss 4.3
Yellow Flat yellow Lacquer Paint 0.7
Yellow Zinc Chromate Flat yellow Lacquer Paint 4.9

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

Reverse: Tamiya → Mission Models

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