Paint Equivalents

Mission Models to Warcolours paint conversion chart

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

91 of the 201 Mission Models colours below have an equivalent in Warcolours within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 23 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 5.3. The 110 gaps are not spread evenly: 37 of them are yellows, so that is the corner of the Mission Models range Warcolours 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 ModelsWarcoloursΔE
Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints 4.2
Aluminum Cool Grey 1 Layer paints 2.8
Anthrazitgrau RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) Metallic Black Metallic paints 3.0
Aotaki Blue Green Turquoise 3 Layer paints 7.5
Arcadian Blue (F 1965) Cool Grey 1 Layer paints 7.4
Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 Transparent Marine Transparent paints 5.4
Black Black Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Black Primer Primer Black Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Blue Blue 5 Layer paints 1.2
Brass Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 4.9
Braunviolet RLM 81 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 10.9
Bright Blue (Mecha etc) Marine 3 Layer paints 4.8
British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 Cool Grey 3 Layer paints 7.7
British Light Stone RAL 61 Orange 1 Layer paints 8.0
British Portland Stone RAL 64 Yellow 1 Layer paints 5.0
British Sand Yellow Modern AFV Orange 1 Layer paints 6.9
British Slate Grey 34 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints 9.8
Bronze Green British AFV Cool Grey 4 Layer paints 11.1
Brown Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints 9.5
Chrome Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 3.5
Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer White Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Cold Rolled Steel Cool Grey 4 Layer paints 1.0
Concrete 1 Warm Grey 2 Layer paints 9.2
Copper Flesh 5 Layer paints 8.3
Coral (CH 1955/626) Brown 1 Layer paints 2.2
Crocus Yellow Ochre 1 Layer paints 2.4
Dark Aluminum Cool Grey 3 Layer paints 3.5
Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints 4.5
Dark Grey RLM 66 German WWII Late War Cockpits, etc Cool Grey 4 Layer paints 8.1
Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 Cool Grey 3 Layer paints 5.9
Dark Rust 1 Brown 2 Layer paints 4.0
Dark Tan FS 30219 Brown 4 Layer paints 3.0
Dunkelbraun RAL 7017 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 11.6
Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 Metallic Brown Metallic paints 8.8
Dunkelgelb Late 1944 RAL 7028 Orange 1 Layer paints 8.0
Dunkelgrün RLM 71 Olive 5 Layer paints 8.9
Dunkelgrün RLM 83 Olive 4 Layer paints 8.5
Duraluminum Metallic Pewter Metallic paints 3.2
Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 Sepia Inks for Shading and Glazing 4.8
Earth Yellow Tan Merdec FS 30257 Orange 2 Layer paints 3.5
Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints 5.1
Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) Green 5 Layer paints 6.1
Farm Tractor Yellow Yellow 3 Layer paints 4.2
French Blue (Cobalt Blue) Marine 4 Layer paints 3.5
Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII Fluorescent Orange Layer paints 0.8
Gelbbraun RAL 8020 Orange 1 Layer paints 9.6
Gelbolive RAL 6014 Olive 5 Layer paints 10.0
German Field Grey 6006 Emerald 4 Layer paints 10.8
German WWII Elfenbein Interior White Ochre 1 Layer paints 3.2
Gloss Black Base for Chrome Black Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Gloss Grey USN FS 16081 Turquoise 4 Layer paints 6.0
Gloss Sea Blue FS 15042 Marine 5 Layer paints 5.5
Gloss White Base for Chrome White Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Gold Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints 2.4
Grau RLM 02 Warm Grey 2 Layer paints 5.9
Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints 9.9
Graugrun RLM 74 Blue Grey 5 Layer paints 6.2
Grauviolet RLM 75 Cool Grey 4 Layer paints 3.1
Green Emerald 5 Layer paints 3.1
Green Zinc Chromate Green 4 Layer paints 9.4
Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets Transparent Blue Transparent paints 2.3
Grey Primer Primer Metallic White Metallic paints 3.8
Grunbraun RAL 8000 Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 9.7
Gun Metal Metallic Black Metallic paints 1.4
Gunship Grey FS 36118 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints 6.7
Have Glass Grey FS36170 Metallic Pewter Metallic paints 4.8
Haze Grey US Navy 5H Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 2.5
Hellblau RLM 65 Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints 11.5
Hellblau RLM 78 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints 7.6
Hellgrun RLM 82 Transparent Olive Transparent paints 7.5
High Low Visibility Grey FS (595) FS 36373 Cool Grey 2 Layer paints 5.4
Hiway Yellow 1930 / 1990 Heavy Equipment Yellow Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.6
Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A Brown 3 Layer paints 4.9
IDF Green Olive 5 Layer paints 7.3
IDF Sand Grey Version 1 Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 9.2
IDF Sand Grey Version 2 Transparent Flesh Transparent paints 5.1
Insignia Red FS 31136 Metallic Red Metallic paints 2.3
Insignia White FS 17875 White Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Intermediate Blue FS 35164 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints 5.7
Iridescent Blue Blue 4 Layer paints 2.3
Iridescent Candy Red Red 2 Layer paints 5.1
Iridescent Cherry Red 3 Layer paints 1.7
Iridescent Duck Teal Turquoise 2 Layer paints 2.2
Iridescent Lemon Yellow Yellow 3 Layer paints 2.6
Iridescent Plum Purple Blue 5 Layer paints 7.5
Iridescent Turquoise Blue 2 Layer paints 11.6
J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) Warm Grey 2 Layer paints 5.6
Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) Turquoise 4 Layer paints 10.1
Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) Transparent Green Transparent paints 7.2
Japanese M3 Mitsubishi Interior Green WWII Transparent Green Transparent paints 2.4
Japanese Propeller Brown Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints 4.2
Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII Metallic Black Metallic paints 4.3
LRDG Pink Flesh 3 Layer paints 6.1
Lavender Purple 1 Layer paints 8.3
Lichtblau RLM 76 Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 11.1
Light Blue (Mecha) Marine 3 Layer paints 4.0
Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 Cool Grey 3 Layer paints 2.9
Light Grey FS 36495 Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 0.3
Light Gull Grey FS 16440 Metallic White Metallic paints 4.0
Light Gull Grey FS 36440 Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 0.3
Light Neutral Transparent Flesh Transparent paints 4.5
Light Rust 1 Orange 3 Layer paints 5.9
Light Sea Grey FS 36307 Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints 7.5
Lilac (Chrysler 1966) Pink Glaze Glazing paints 10.3
Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints 6.8
Medium Grey FS 35237 Cool Grey 3 Layer paints 8.3
Medium Grey FS 36270 Metallic Silver Metallic paints 6.1
Metallic Burnt Iron 1 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 2.2
NATO Black Transparent Black Transparent paints 2.9
NATO Brown Brown 4 Layer paints 5.4
NATO Green Olive 4 Layer paints 9.0
Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints 7.6
New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) Ochre 3 Layer paints 4.7
Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 Metallic Pewter Metallic paints 6.3
Olive Drab / Dark Green 1968-74 FS 24087 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 7.2
Olivegrun RAL 6003 Olive 4 Layer paints 5.5
Olivegrun RLM 80 (Trop) Olive 4 Layer paints 9.2
Orange Orange 4 Layer paints 4.0
Panzer Grey RAL 7021 Cool Grey 4 Layer paints 5.3
Pearl Copper Metallic Copper Metallic paints 6.2
Pearl Deep Black Metallic Black Metallic paints 5.0
Pearl Deep Blue Blue 4 Layer paints 4.5
Pearl Deep Charcoal Metallic Black Metallic paints 2.6
Pearl Deep Green Metallic Emerald Metallic paints 1.4
Pearl Kiwi Lime Olive 3 Layer paints 6.6
Pearl Red Red 3 Layer paints 3.0
Pearl Root Beer Brown Purple 5 Layer paints 8.4
Pearl Solid Gold Metallic Antique Gold Metallic paints 5.3
Pearl Starship White Transparent White Transparent paints 4.2
Pearl Tropical Orange Burnt Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing 5.3
Pearl Wild Berry One-coat Purple One-coat paints 4.0
Pink Pink 1 Layer paints 9.5
Pink Primer Primer Pink Glaze Glazing paints 2.3
Purple (Purple Violet) Blue Grey 4 Layer paints 10.9
RAF Dark Earth Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 11.2
RAF Dark Green Emerald 5 Layer paints 10.3
RAF High Speed Silver White Inks for Shading and Glazing 1.4
RAF Interior Green Transparent Olive Transparent paints 4.0
RAF Middle Stone Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 5.2
RAF underside Sky 610 Warm Grey 2 Layer paints 11.2
Radome Tan FS 33613 Flesh 2 Layer paints 3.4
Rail Tie Brown Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 10.7
Red Red 2 Layer paints 3.1
Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 Brown 3 Layer paints 3.2
Red Oxide Primer Primer Brown 3 Layer paints 3.2
Resedagrun RAL 6011 Transparent Green Transparent paints 6.6
Rotbraun RAL 8017 Brown 4 Layer paints 6.8
Rotbraun RAL 8012 Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints 4.3
Russian 6k FS 30117 Metallic Copper Metallic paints 4.2
Russian Cockpit Emerald Green Metallic Emerald Metallic paints 4.9
Russian Dark Green 4BO FS 34079 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 7.9
Russian Dark Olive 2 FS 34096 Olive 4 Layer paints 11.9
Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 11.5
Russian Dark Olive Faded 1 FS 34096 Olive 4 Layer paints 11.9
Russian Green Modern AFV Emerald 5 Layer paints 9.9
Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 Metallic Yellow Metallic paints 6.2
SAC Bomber Tan FS 34201 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints 6.7
SAC bomber Green FS 34159 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints 10.4
Sand Merdec Metallic Yellow Metallic paints 13.1
Sandgelb RLM 79 Metallic Lemon Metallic paints 3.3
Sandgrau RAL 7027 Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 6.9
Schwarzgrun RLM 70 German WWII Cool Grey 4 Layer paints 8.6
Sea Grey Medium RAF WWII BS 637 Metallic Silver Metallic paints 8.9
Signalbraun RAL 8002 Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints 1.8
Silver Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 4.4
Standard Rust Brown 2 Layer paints 3.2
Surf Green (CH 1957) Turquoise 1 Layer paints 13.0
Tan Primer Primer Transparent Flesh Transparent paints 4.5
Tire Black 1 Black Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Transparent Blue Violet 4 Layer paints 9.6
Transparent Dust Flesh 2 Layer paints 8.5
Transparent Green Emerald 4 Layer paints 4.7
Transparent Light Rust 1 Brown 2 Layer paints 3.2
Transparent Medium White Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Transparent Orange Orange Inks for Shading and Glazing 1.3
Transparent Red Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing 1.5
Transparent Smoke Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints 2.3
US Army Khaki Drab FS 34088 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints 8.7
US Army Olive Drab FS 319 Warm Grey 3 Layer paints 8.7
US Army Olive Drab FS 33070 Olive 5 Layer paints 11.0
US Army Olive Drab FS 34088 Olive 4 Layer paints 7.3
US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 Transparent Olive Transparent paints 6.8
US Army Olive Drab Faded 2 Transparent Olive Transparent paints 5.2
US Army Olive Drab Faded 3 Transparent Ochre Transparent paints 6.5
US Army Sand FS 30277 Transparent Flesh Transparent paints 4.7
US Blue Grey FS35189 Transparent Turquoise Transparent paints 5.1
US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 Warm Grey 1 Layer paints 5.1
US Dark Green FS 34079 Transparent Black Transparent paints 5.1
US Desert Tan Modern 2 FS 33446 Metallic Lemon Metallic paints 10.3
US Interior Green FS 34151 Transparent Olive Transparent paints 7.5
US Medium Green FS 34102 Warm Grey 4 Layer paints 11.5
USAAF Olive Drab 41 WWII Olive 5 Layer paints 11.1
USN Flight Deck Blue 21 Transparent Blue Grey Transparent paints 6.7
USN Pale Grey Blue 5P Cool Grey 1 Layer paints 4.8
USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 Blue 5 Layer paints 5.8
White White Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
White Aluminum Cool Grey 2 Layer paints 4.3
White Primer Primer White Inks for Shading and Glazing 0.0
Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo Cool Grey 5 Layer paints 3.9
Yellow Yellow 3 Layer paints 3.8
Yellow Zinc Chromate Yellow 3 Layer paints 6.5

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