Paint Equivalents

Tamiya to Mig paint conversion chart

Every Tamiya paint with its closest Mig equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 298 rows, sorted by name.

214 of the 298 Tamiya colours below have an equivalent in Mig within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 75 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.6. The 84 gaps are not spread evenly: 18 of them are reds, so that is the corner of the Tamiya range Mig 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 Mig setShop Tamiya set

TamiyaMigΔE
Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray Cold Gray Acrylics 4.1
Base white Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Black Acrylics Mini Gloss Washable Black Acrylics 0.0
Black Lacquer Paint Washable Black Acrylics 1.6
Black Spray Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics 1.4
Black green Acrylics Mini Flat Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 5.1
Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Medium Blue Acrylics 6.3
Blue violet Spray Warhead Metallic Blue Acrylics 8.3
Bright mica red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 6.4
Bright orange Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 11.6
Bright red Lacquer Paint Metallic Red Acrylics 6.3
Bright red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 11.6
Brilliant blue Spray Marine Blue Acrylics 4.1
Brilliant orange Spray Crystal Orange Acrylics 5.3
British green Spray Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 4.2
Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss Crystal Red Acrylics 4.7
Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss Light Rust Wash Washes 4.0
Brown (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat Khaki Acrylics 7.0
Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint Earth Acrylics 2.6
Brown (JGSDF) Spray Dunkelgelb Dark Base Acrylics 5.0
Buff Acrylics Mini Flat RLM 84 Graublau Acrylics 3.2
Buff Lacquer Paint Fs 33446 US Modern Vehicles Acrylics 1.7
Camel yellow Spray Sand Yellow Acrylics 9.3
Candy lime green Spray Lime Green Acrylics 8.5
Champagne gold Lacquer Paint RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg IIi Acrylics 2.1
Champagne gold Spray RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg I Acrylics 1.7
Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss Cold Gray Acrylics 4.1
Chrome yellow Spray Yellow Acrylics 3.7
Clear Acrylics Mini Gloss Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics 6.8
Clear blue Lacquer Paint Cyan Acrylics 8.7
Clear blue Spray Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics 11.5
Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss Lime Green Acrylics 2.9
Clear orange Acrylics Mini Gloss Crystal Orange Acrylics 1.8
Clear orange Lacquer Paint Crystal Orange Acrylics 2.7
Clear orange Spray Orange Acrylics 4.3
Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss Metallic Red Acrylics 10.1
Clear red Lacquer Paint Copper Acrylics 12.1
Clear red Spray Copper Acrylics 11.6
Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss Yellow Acrylics 8.7
Clear yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow Acrylics 8.5
Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat RAL 6011 Resedagrün Acrylics 7.6
Copper Acrylics Mini Flat Metallic Orange Acrylics 3.9
Coral blue Spray RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics 10.8
Dark blue Spray Crystal Black Blue Acrylics 9.8
Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat Red Primer Shine Primers 4.8
Dark earth Aircraft Spray Khaki Acrylics 3.7
Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics 6.5
Dark ghost grey Aircraft Spray Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics 2.2
Dark green Acrylics Mini Flat Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 3.9
Dark green Aircraft Spray Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 4.0
Dark green Aircraft Spray Crystal Green Acrylics 1.4
Dark green (IJA) Aircraft Spray Crystal Green Acrylics 5.2
Dark green (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat Crystal Green Acrylics 4.9
Dark green (JGSDF) Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Lacquer Paint Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics 2.5
Dark green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 4.9
Dark green 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 5.3
Dark green 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Dark green 2 Aircraft Spray Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics 3.7
Dark green 2 Lacquer Paint RAL 6011 Resedagrün Acrylics 6.9
Dark green 2 (IJN) Aircraft Spray Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 4.1
Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 8.5
Dark green 2 (RAF) Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Dark grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics 4.8
Dark iron Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Dark iron Lacquer Paint RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun Acrylics 0.6
Dark mica blue Spray Blue Wash For Panzer Grey Washes 7.3
Dark sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics 2.6
Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat Oil Ochre Acrylics 4.4
Dark yellow Spray Oil Ochre Acrylics 1.9
Dark yellow 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Dark yellow 2 Lacquer Paint Warm Sand-yellow Acrylics 4.1
Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat Dunkelgelb Light Base Acrylics 3.2
Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat Burnt Brown Red Acrylics 3.2
Deep metallic blue Spray Crystal Black Blue Acrylics 5.9
Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat Sand Yellow Acrylics 3.5
Dull red Spray Crystal Red Acrylics 4.5
Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint Brown Soil Acrylics 5.2
Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics 6.0
Field grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 24277 Green Acrylics 4.5
Field grey Spray Polished Metal Acrylics 4.6
Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat Cold Gray Acrylics 1.7
Flat aluminum Lacquer Paint One Shot Primer - White Primers 1.9
Flat base Acrylics Mini Gloss Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Flat base Lacquer Paint Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.6
Flat black Acrylics Mini Flat Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics 1.4
Flat black Lacquer Paint Washable Black Acrylics 1.6
Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics 2.4
Flat blue Lacquer Paint Marine Blue Acrylics 9.2
Flat brown Acrylics Mini Flat Burnt Brown Red Acrylics 4.3
Flat clear Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Flat clear Lacquer Paint Light Blue Acrylics 7.0
Flat earth Acrylics Mini Flat Brown Soil Acrylics 2.2
Flat earth Lacquer Paint Washable Rust Acrylics 2.4
Flat flesh Acrylics Mini Flat Light Skin Tone Acrylics 3.7
Flat flesh Lacquer Paint Light Skin Tone Acrylics 6.9
Flat flesh Spray Light Skin Tone Acrylics 7.3
Flat green Acrylics Mini Flat Crystal Green Acrylics 2.6
Flat red Acrylics Mini Flat Metallic Red Acrylics 11.6
Flat red Lacquer Paint Metallic Red Acrylics 6.4
Flat white Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Flat yellow Acrylics Mini Flat Yellow Acrylics 3.7
Flat yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow Acrylics 7.4
Fluorescent orange Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Fluorescent red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 10.4
French blue Spray Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics 2.7
German gray Lacquer Paint Dull Green Acrylics 5.9
German grey Acrylics Mini Flat Neutral Wash Washes 6.0
Gloss aluminum Lacquer Paint One Shot Primer - White Primers 1.9
Gloss aluminum Spray Cold Gray Acrylics 4.1
Gold Spray Oil Ochre Acrylics 6.0
Gold leaf Acrylics Mini Gloss Oil Ochre Acrylics 6.0
Gray green Aircraft Spray One Shot Primer - Green Primers 3.1
Gray green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat Steel Acrylics 3.8
Gray green (IJN) Lacquer Paint Fs 34424 Light Gray Green Acrylics 4.5
Gray violet Aircraft Spray French Blue Acrylics 1.4
Green Acrylics Mini Gloss Deep Green Acrylics 5.7
Green Aircraft Spray One Shot Primer - Green Primers 4.8
Gun metal Acrylics Mini Gloss Neutral Wash Washes 3.1
Gun metal Lacquer Paint Neutral Wash Washes 1.3
Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray French Blue Acrylics 5.1
Gunship grey Spray Neutral Wash Washes 3.2
Haze grey Spray Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics 3.1
Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat Red Primer Base Primers 3.3
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Medium Sea Grey (bs 637) Acrylics 2.2
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics 2.3
IJN gray (Yokosuka Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics 1.7
IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Grey High Light Acrylics 0.0
IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Night Blue Grey Acrylics 1.6
IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Dunkelgrau Light Base Acrylics 1.7
IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray Ocean Grey (bs 629) Acrylics 2.3
Insignia white Aircraft Spray Bone Acrylics 2.3
Insignia white Lacquer Paint One Shot Primer - White Primers 3.1
Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics 6.7
Italian red Lacquer Paint Metallic Red Acrylics 3.3
Italian red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 11.6
J.A. green Acrylics Mini Flat Crystal Green Acrylics 3.0
J.A. grey Acrylics Mini Flat Light Green Khv-553m Acrylics 4.5
J.N. green Acrylics Mini Flat Scc 15 (british 1944-45 Olive Drab) Acrylics 4.2
J.N. grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 34424 Light Gray Green Acrylics 1.0
Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat Russian Light Base Acrylics 3.3
Khaki Lacquer Paint RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb (mid War) Acrylics 2.7
Khaki drab Acrylics Mini Flat Scc 15 (british 1944-45 Olive Drab) Acrylics 3.3
Lacquer thinner Lacquer Paint Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Lavender Spray Violet Acrylics 8.5
Lemon yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss Yellow Acrylics 8.7
Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics 4.5
Light blue Aircraft Spray RLM 76 Pale Grey Acrylics 0.6
Light blue Spray Fs35260 Sky Line Blue A II Acrylics 8.1
Light brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint Sand Yellow Acrylics 5.0
Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint Light Blue Acrylics 7.0
Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray RLM 78 Hellblau Acrylics 1.9
Light gray Aircraft Spray Silver Acrylics 3.1
Light gray Aircraft Spray Sky Type S (bs 210) Acrylics 5.0
Light gray Lacquer Paint Fs 36622 Gray Acrylics 3.4
Light gray (IJA) Aircraft Spray Matt Aluminum Acrylics 2.7
Light gray (IJN) Lacquer Paint Silver Acrylics 1.3
Light green Acrylics Mini Gloss Lime Green Acrylics 12.8
Light green Spray Light Green Acrylics 13.8
Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray Crystal Periscope Green Acrylics 4.3
Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics 4.7
Light gun metal Lacquer Paint RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics 3.1
Light gun metal Spray Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics 2.7
Light metallic blue Spray Russian Blue Amt-7 Acrylics 6.0
Light sand Lacquer Paint Fs 33446 US Modern Vehicles Acrylics 2.7
Light sand Spray Sand Yellow Acrylics 3.3
Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 36375 Light Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics 4.2
Linoleum deck brown Acrylics Mini Flat Earth Brown Acrylics 2.9
Linoleum deck brown Spray Red Primer Light Base Primers 1.7
Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint Scc 2 (british 1941-44 Service Drab) Acrylics 3.0
Maroon Spray Red Primer Base Primers 1.3
Matt black Spray Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics 1.4
Matt white Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat Dull Green Acrylics 4.1
Medium gray Aircraft Spray RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics 4.4
Medium grey Acrylics Mini Flat Sky Type S (bs 210) Acrylics 5.0
Medium sea gray Aircraft Spray Apc Interior Light Green Acrylics 2.7
Medium sea gray 2 Aircraft Spray Fs 36495 Light Gray Acrylics 3.0
Medium sea gray 2 (RAF) Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Metallic black Lacquer Paint Rubber &amp; Tires Acrylics 3.5
Metallic black Spray Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics 3.7
Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Crystal Light Blue Acrylics 8.1
Metallic blue Spray Blue (RAL 5019) Acrylics 3.0
Metallic brown Acrylics Mini Gloss RAL 8012 Rotbraun Acrylics 5.7
Metallic gold Spray RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg IIi Acrylics 3.1
Metallic gray Lacquer Paint One Shot Primer - Grey Primers 2.6
Metallic gray Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Metallic green Spray Lime Green Acrylics 1.8
Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics 2.6
Metallic orange Lacquer Paint Orange Acrylics 3.4
Metallic orange Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Metallic red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 6.0
Metallic silver Spray Cold Gray Acrylics 2.6
Mica blue Lacquer Paint Medium Blue Acrylics 5.1
Mica blue Spray Medium Blue Acrylics 4.7
Mica red Lacquer Paint Red Acrylics 3.3
Mica red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 7.3
Mica silver Lacquer Paint Cold Gray Acrylics 2.8
Mica silver Spray Cold Gray Acrylics 1.7
Mixing blue Lacquer Paint Medium Blue Acrylics 10.2
Mixing red Lacquer Paint Copper Acrylics 8.4
Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow Acrylics 4.9
NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat Satin Black Acrylics 2.7
NATO black Lacquer Paint Washable Black Acrylics 0.0
NATO brown Acrylics Mini Flat RAL 8012 Rotbraun Acrylics 4.1
NATO brown Lacquer Paint Washable Earth Acrylics 2.1
NATO green Acrylics Mini Flat Pale Green Acrylics 2.3
NATO green Lacquer Paint Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics 4.7
Navy blue Aircraft Spray Medium Blue Acrylics 6.7
Neutral gray Aircraft Spray Fs 36293 Acrylics 2.3
Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 35164 Intermediate Blue (ana 608) Acrylics 3.1
Ocean gray Aircraft Spray Fs36152 Dark Grey AMT-12 Acrylics 3.6
Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray Fs 36320 Dark Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics 3.6
Ocean gray 2 (RAF) Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Olive drab Acrylics Mini Flat Russian Dark Base Acrylics 4.4
Olive drab Lacquer Paint RLM 71 Dunkelgrün Acrylics 2.0
Olive drab (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat Crystal Green Acrylics 3.1
Olive drab (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics 4.7
Olive drab (JGSDF) Spray Crystal Green Acrylics 1.5
Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint Fs 34092 Medium Green Acrylics 3.5
Olive drab 2 Spray Russian Green Base Acrylics 4.4
Olive green Acrylics Mini Flat Protective Mc 1200 Acrylics 4.6
Olive green Aircraft Spray Crystal Green Acrylics 3.9
Orange Acrylics Mini Gloss Crystal Orange Acrylics 5.3
Orange Spray Orange Acrylics 7.4
Park green Acrylics Mini Gloss Lime Green Acrylics 2.4
Park green Spray Lime Green Acrylics 2.9
Pearl blue Lacquer Paint Medium Blue Acrylics 4.6
Pearl blue Spray Medium Blue Acrylics 3.7
Pearl clear Lacquer Paint Matt White Acrylics 1.4
Pearl clear Spray Dunkelgelb Shine Acrylics 2.0
Pearl green Spray Light Green Khv-553m Acrylics 6.2
Pearl light blue Spray Fs 36375 Light Compass Ghost Gray Acrylics 7.0
Pearl light red Spray Copper Acrylics 18.3
Pearl white Lacquer Paint Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Pearl white Spray Bone Acrylics 2.3
Pearl yellow Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss Copper Acrylics 19.2
Pink Spray Basic Skin Tone Acrylics 17.7
Pure blue Lacquer Paint Marine Blue Acrylics 3.5
Pure blue Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint Metallic Red Acrylics 5.5
Pure metallic red Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Pure orange Lacquer Paint Crystal Orange Acrylics 2.5
Pure orange Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Pure red Lacquer Paint Metallic Red Acrylics 6.7
Pure red Spray Metallic Red Acrylics 6.4
Pure white Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Pure yellow Lacquer Paint Gold Yellow (RLM 04 Gelb) Acrylics 11.2
Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss Violet Acrylics 4.6
RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 36314 (bs 626) Acrylics 4.1
Racing blue Lacquer Paint Medium Blue Acrylics 4.6
Racing blue Spray Crystal Black Blue Acrylics 11.0
Racing green Spray Crystal Green Acrylics 5.2
Racing white Lacquer Paint Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Racing white Spray Satin White Acrylics 0.4
Red Acrylics Mini Gloss Metallic Red Acrylics 11.6
Red brown Acrylics Mini Flat Clay Brown Acrylics 4.9
Red brown 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint RLM 81 Braunviolett Acrylics 1.8
Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Dunkelgrau Base Acrylics 10.3
Royal light gray Acrylics Mini Flat Cold Gray Acrylics 5.3
Rubber black Acrylics Mini Flat Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Rubber black Lacquer Paint Washable Black Acrylics 0.0
Rubber black Spray Neutral Wash Washes 3.8
Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat Fs 36118 Medium Gunship Gray Acrylics 6.2
Semi gloss black Acrylics Mini Gloss Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics 1.4
Semi gloss black Lacquer Paint Washable Black Acrylics 1.6
Semi gloss clear Acrylics Mini Gloss Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Semi gloss clear Lacquer Paint Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.6
Semi-gloss bright gun metal Spray Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Silver Lacquer Paint One Shot Primer - White Primers 1.1
Silver leaf Spray Cold Gray Acrylics 1.7
Sky Acrylics Mini Flat RLM 84 Graublau Acrylics 2.5
Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Fs 15102 Dark Gray Blue Acrylics 6.5
Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat Stone Grey Acrylics 5.6
Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss Fs 36440 Light Gull Gray Acrylics 3.2
Smoke Lacquer Paint Cold Gray Acrylics 2.8
Smoke Spray Crystal Glass Acrylics 5.5
Sparkling silver Lacquer Paint One Shot Primer - White Primers 1.6
Tan Aircraft Spray Ochre Brown Acrylics 2.7
Titanium gold Acrylics Mini Gloss RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg I Acrylics 3.8
Titanium gold Lacquer Paint RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg I Acrylics 3.8
Titanium gold Spray RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg I Acrylics 1.2
Titanium silver Acrylics Mini Gloss Fs 36622 Gray Acrylics 2.1
Titanium silver Lacquer Paint Fs 36622 Gray Acrylics 2.5
Titanium silver Spray Silver Acrylics 2.8
White Acrylics Mini Gloss Matt Varnish Acrylics 0.2
Wooden deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat New Iraqui Army Sand Acrylics 3.5
Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint Light Sand Grey Acrylics 3.8
Wooden deck tan Spray Fs 33446 US Modern Vehicles Acrylics 4.3
Yellow Spray Yellow Acrylics 8.7
Yellow green Acrylics Mini Flat Gold Acrylics 7.7
Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint Ochre Earth Acrylics 4.7

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

Reverse: Mig → Tamiya

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