Paint Equivalents

Mission Models to Vallejo paint conversion chart

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

185 of the 201 Mission Models colours below have an equivalent in Vallejo within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 86 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 2.2. The 16 gaps are not spread evenly: 7 of them are blues, so that is the corner of the Mission Models range Vallejo 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 ModelsVallejoΔE
Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 Chrome Metal Color 2.7
Aluminum Dull Aluminium Metal Color 0.0
Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) Russian Thick Mud Weathering FX 2.8
Aotaki Blue Green Colonial Green Arte Deco 4.4
Arcadian Blue (F 1965) Russian AF Grey Protective Coat Model Air 2.6
Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 Blueberry Nocturna Models 6.1
Black Black Game Air 0.0
Black Primer Primer Black Game Air 0.0
Blue Neon Blue Arte Deco Colores Fluoresecents 3.4
Brass Iraqi Sand Model Color 1.8
Braunviolet RLM 81 Luftwaffe Green Model Color 2.1
Bright Blue (Mecha etc) Blue Fluorescent Model Color 1.9
British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 Steel Grey Surface Primer 1.8
British Light Stone RAL 61 Sand Mecha Color 2.1
British Portland Stone RAL 64 Off-White Game Color 2.1
British Sand Yellow Modern AFV Sand Mecha Color 2.3
British Slate Grey 34 Silver RLM01 (Metallic) Model Air 5.3
Bronze Green British AFV USAF Green Model Air 4.4
Brown German Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 2.8
Chrome Slate Grey Arte Deco 1.6
Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer Arctic White Game Color 0.0
Cold Rolled Steel Green RLM72 Model Air 1.0
Concrete 1 Light Mud Panzer Aces 1.1
Copper Burned Flesh Game Air 1.5
Coral (CH 1955/626) Pink Mecha Color 4.1
Crocus Yellow Polished Gold Game Color 2.0
Dark Aluminum Steel Mecha Color 1.1
Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 Ocean Gray Model Air 2.8
Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc Bronze Green Model Air 0.7
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 BS Medium Sea Grey Model Air 1.2
Dark Rust 1 Red Model Air 2.9
Dark Tan FS 30219 German Red Brown Model Air 1.4
Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 Earth Green (Early) Surface Primer 1.8
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Heavy Kakhi Game Color 2.7
Dunkelgelb Late 1944 RAL 7028 Sand Mecha Color 2.1
Dunkelgrün RLM 71 Flat Green Model Color 2.6
Dunkelgrün RLM 83 Goblin Green Game Air 2.1
Duraluminum Gunmetal Game Air 1.8
Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 Parasite Brown Game Air 4.1
Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 Flat Yellow Model Color 1.5
Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF Russian Tank Crew I Panzer Aces 1.2
Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) Forest Green Xpress Color 5.3
Farm Tractor Yellow Lemon Yellow Model Color 3.2
French Blue (Cobalt Blue) Blue Game Color 0.7
Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII Basic Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 2.0
Gelbbraun RAL 8020 Bag of Bones Xpress Color 1.7
Gelbolive RAL 6014 Grey Brown Model Color 2.5
German Field Grey 6006 Sick Green Hobby Paint 2.3
German WWII Elfenbein Interior White Polished Gold Game Color 2.0
Gloss Black Base for Chrome Black Game Air 0.0
Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 Turquoise Game Air 4.6
Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 Wagram Blue Xpress Color 2.4
Gloss White Base for Chrome Arctic White Game Color 0.0
Gold Gold Arte Deco 1.8
Grau RLM 02 IJN Medium Grey Model Air 3.3
Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 Earth Game Air 1.1
Graugrun RLM 74 Periscopes Panzer Aces 2.1
Grauviolet RLM 75 Blue Grey Model Air 1.1
Green USMC Tank Crew Panzer Aces 3.2
Green Zinc Chromate Lime Green Model Color 5.1
Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets Deep Sky Blue Model Color 2.8
Grey Primer Primer Dark Gunmetal Game Color 0.2
Grunbraun RAL 8000 Green Brown Model Color 1.1
Gun Metal Black Glaze Model Color 1.4
Gunship Grey FS 36118 Sombre Grey Game Color 2.8
Have Glass Grey FS36170 Dark Sea Grey Model Color 1.1
Haze Grey US Navy 5H USAAF Light Gray Model Air 1.3
Hellblau RLM 65 Light Blue RLM76 Model Air 3.2
Hellblau RLM 78 Silver Hobby Paint 2.9
Hellgrun RLM 82 Goblin Green Hobby Paint 4.2
High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 Silver Hobby Paint 1.4
Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment Basic Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 1.1
Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A Brandywine Arte Deco 4.0
IDF Green Luftwaffe Green Model Color 3.4
IDF Sand Grey Version 1 Bronze Mecha Color 2.0
IDF Sand Grey Version 2 US Desert Sand Model Air 3.4
Insignia Red FS 31136 Calico Red Arte Deco 3.3
Insignia White FS 17875 Arctic White Game Color 0.0
Intermediate Blue FS 35164 Sombre Grey Game Color 2.7
Iridescent Blue Sapphire Blue Arte Deco 4.3
Iridescent Candy Red Fire Flame Nocturna Models 1.3
Iridescent Cherry Country Red Arte Deco 2.5
Iridescent Duck Teal Turquoise Mecha Color 7.0
Iridescent Lemon Yellow Deep Yellow Model Color 0.5
Iridescent Plum Purple Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco 5.2
Iridescent Turquoise Dark Turquoise Game Color 0.8
J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) M495 Light Gray Model Air 0.7
Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) German Green Tail Light Panzer Aces 2.9
Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) IDF/IAF Green Model Air 0.7
Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII Green Blue Mecha Color 4.1
Japanese Propeller Brown Cavalry Brown Model Color 1.9
Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense 1.1
LRDG Pink Flesh Highlights Panzer Aces 3.1
Lavender Metallic Violet Premium Airbrush Color 6.6
Lichtblau RLM 76 Pale Grey Blue Model Color 3.9
Light Blue (Mecha) Fluorescent Blue Game Color 6.9
Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 Cold Grey Game Air 2.0
Light Grey FS 36495 USAAF Light Gray Model Air 2.1
Light Gull Grey FS 16440 Dark Gunmetal Game Color 0.0
Light Gull Grey FS 36440 USAAF Light Gray Model Air 2.1
Light Neutral US Army Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 2.2
Light Rust 1 Chameleon Orange Xpress Color 1.9
Light Sea Grey FS 36307 A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 3.6
Lilac (Chrysler 1966) Lila Arte Deco 6.7
Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) Mahogany Brown Model Color 2.0
Medium Grey FS 35237 Grey Green Mecha Color 1.6
Medium Grey FS 36270 Dark Ghost Gray Model Air 2.1
Metallic Burnt Iron 1 Chipping Brown Mecha Color 1.2
NATO Black Black Model Air 1.4
NATO Brown German Red Tail Light Panzer Aces 1.8
NATO Green Scorpy Green Game Air 2.5
Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) Light Brown Mud Weathering FX 2.3
New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) Yellow Ochre Model Color 1.4
Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 A-14 Steel Grey Model Air 1.5
Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 Russian AF Dark Green Model Air 1.4
Olivegrun RAL 6003 Heavy Green Game Color 3.5
Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) Light Green Chromate Model Air 2.9
Orange Dark Rust Wash Mecha Color 0.8
Panzer Grey RAL 7021 Field Blue Model Color 1.9
Pearl Copper Red Leather Model Color 2.4
Pearl Deep Black Black Splash Mud Weathering FX 2.0
Pearl Deep Blue Sapphire Blue Arte Deco 6.6
Pearl Deep Charcoal Charcoal Game Color 1.3
Pearl Deep Green Kelly Green Arte Deco 1.9
Pearl Kiwi Lime Light Livery Green Game Air 2.3
Pearl Red Seraph Red Xpress Color Intense 1.8
Pearl Root Beer Brown Dark Rust Model Color 2.7
Pearl Solid Gold Dead Flesh Game Color 2.6
Pearl Starship White White Grey Model Color 2.0
Pearl Tropical Orange Martian Orange Xpress Color 1.2
Pearl Wild Berry Fluorescent Magenta Premium Airbrush Color 5.2
Pink Spice Pink Arte Deco 5.5
Pink Primer Primer Fluid Pink Xpress Color 5.3
Purple (Purple Violet) Blue Violet Model Color 4.7
RAF Dark Earth Antique Gold Arte Deco 1.5
RAF Dark Green Fern Green Model Color 1.8
RAF High Speed Silver Cold White Model Color 0.8
RAF Interior Green Green Sky Model Color 0.9
RAF Middle Stone Rotten Flesh Xpress Color 2.4
RAF underside Sky 610 IJA Light Grey Green Model Air 4.1
Radome Tan FS 33613 Polished Gold Game Color 2.9
Rail Tie Brown Grey Brown Model Color 4.7
Red Bloody Red Hobby Paint 1.1
Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 Scarlet Red Game Color 1.2
Red Oxide Primer Primer Scarlet Red Game Color 1.2
Resedagrun RAL 6011 Pale Green Model Air 3.6
Rotbraun RAL 8017 Smokey Ink Game Color 2.1
Rotbraun RAL 8012 Corrosion Game Color Special FX 2.8
Russian 6k FS 30117 Tanned Skin Xpress Color 2.6
Russian Cockpit Emerald Green Bluegrass Green Arte Deco 4.1
Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 Military Green Model Color 2.8
Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 Intermediate Green Model Color 1.7
Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 Gunship Green Model Color 2.5
Russian Dark Olive Faded 1 FS 34096 Intermediate Green Model Color 1.7
Russian Green Modern AFV Sick Green Game Color 2.3
Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 Lime Green Model Color 4.5
SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 Light Mud Model Color 3.4
SAC bomber Green FS 34159 Green Model Air 4.3
Sand Merdec Green Brown Model Color 4.9
Sandgelb RLM 79 Desert Yellow Model Color 1.7
Sandgrau RAL 7027 Loam Beige Model Air 1.8
Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII Bronze Green Model Air 1.0
Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 Light Blue RLM78 Model Air 0.3
Signalbraun RAL 8002 Grunge Brown Game Air 3.8
Silver Dull Aluminium Metal Color 2.5
Standard Rust Bright Red Premium Airbrush Color 1.8
Surf Green (CH 1957) Candy Racing Green Premium Airbrush Color 9.7
Tan Primer Primer US Army Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 2.2
Tire Black 1 Black Game Air 0.0
Transparent Blue Ultra Blue Deep Arte Deco 9.1
Transparent Dust Mummy White Xpress Color 2.3
Transparent Green Light Green Model Color 1.9
Transparent Light Rust 1 Bright Red Premium Airbrush Color 1.8
Transparent Medium Arctic White Game Color 0.0
Transparent Orange Tangerine Arte Deco 2.9
Transparent Red Berry Red Arte Deco 3.1
Transparent Smoke Silver Model Color 2.4
US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 Green Grey Model Color 2.3
US Army Olive Drab FS 319 Green Grey Model Color 2.3
US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 Plague Green Xpress Color 2.5
US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 Camouflage Green Xpress Color 3.5
US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 Goblin Green Hobby Paint 4.5
US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 Pastel Green Model Color 1.6
US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 Rotten Flesh Xpress Color 3.2
US Army Sand FS 30277 Sand Yellow Model Air 1.5
US Blue Grey FS35189 A-28M Greyish Blue Model Air 3.7
US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 Silver Grey Model Color 2.9
US Dark Green FS 34079 Camouflage Black Green Model Color 3.7
US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 Pale Flesh Game Air 2.4
US Interior Green FS 34151 Pale Green Model Air 4.5
US Medium Green FS 34102 Gunship Green Model Color 2.5
USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII Japanese Tank Crew Panzer Aces 1.1
USN Flight Deck Blue 21 Iceberg Grey Xpress Color 2.9
USN Pale Grey Blue 5P Semi Matt Aluminium Metal Color 3.7
USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 Dark Mediterranean Blue Model Air 5.5
White Arctic White Game Color 0.0
White Aluminum Pale Blue Grey Model Air 1.8
White Primer Primer Arctic White Game Color 0.0
Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo Black Wash Game Color Wash 3.0
Yellow Fluorescent Yellow Premium Airbrush Color 4.0
Yellow Zinc Chromate Lemon Yellow Model Color 0.4

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

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