Paint Equivalents

Tamiya to Mission Models paint conversion chart

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

190 of the 298 Tamiya colours below have an equivalent in Mission Models within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 59 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.0. The 108 gaps are not spread evenly: 28 of them are greens, so that is the corner of the Tamiya range Mission Models 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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TamiyaMission ModelsΔE
Acrylic thinner Acrylics Mini Gloss Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray USN Pale Grey Blue 5P 3.3
Base white Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Black Acrylics Mini Gloss Black 0.0
Black Lacquer Paint Black 1.6
Black Spray Gun Metal 1.9
Black green Acrylics Mini Flat IDF Green 13.9
Blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Blue 7.2
Blue violet Spray Light Blue (Mecha) 5.9
Bright mica red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 3.4
Bright orange Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 5.3
Bright red Lacquer Paint Insignia Red FS 31136 3.2
Bright red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 5.6
Brilliant blue Spray French Blue (Cobalt Blue) 5.2
Brilliant orange Spray Transparent Orange 5.7
British green Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 12.7
Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss Rotbraun RAL 8012 3.4
Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss Brown 6.3
Brown (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 8.1
Brown (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint Graugrun Khakibrun RAL 7008 5.3
Brown (JGSDF) Spray RAF Dark Earth 1.5
Buff Acrylics Mini Flat Pearl Solid Gold 7.1
Buff Lacquer Paint Gelbbraun RAL 8020 2.9
Camel yellow Spray Gelb (Yellow) RLM 04 German WWII 3.9
Candy lime green Spray Green Zinc Chromate 7.9
Champagne gold Lacquer Paint British Sand Yellow Modern AFV 3.7
Champagne gold Spray British Light Stone RAL 61 5.0
Chrome silver Acrylics Mini Gloss USN Pale Grey Blue 5P 3.3
Chrome yellow Spray Iridescent Lemon Yellow 2.4
Clear Acrylics Mini Gloss Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Clear blue Acrylics Mini Gloss US Blue Grey FS35189 11.7
Clear blue Lacquer Paint Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 7.5
Clear blue Spray Iridescent Duck Teal 7.1
Clear green Acrylics Mini Gloss Pearl Deep Green 5.3
Clear orange Acrylics Mini Gloss Transparent Orange 9.2
Clear orange Lacquer Paint Light Rust 1 9.9
Clear orange Spray Transparent Orange 2.1
Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss Insignia Red FS 31136 2.3
Clear red Lacquer Paint Pearl Wild Berry 9.4
Clear red Spray Pearl Wild Berry 11.3
Clear yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss Yellow 2.0
Clear yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow 1.8
Cockpit green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat RAF Interior Green 2.7
Copper Acrylics Mini Flat Orange 5.1
Coral blue Spray Iridescent Duck Teal 6.4
Dark blue Spray USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 6.0
Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat Copper 2.8
Dark earth Aircraft Spray Rail Tie Brown 4.8
Dark ghost gray Lacquer Paint US Blue Grey FS35189 6.5
Dark ghost grey Aircraft Spray Medium Grey FS 35237 4.5
Dark green Acrylics Mini Flat IDF Green 8.5
Dark green Aircraft Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 8.3
Dark green Aircraft Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 4.3
Dark green (IJA) Aircraft Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 6.6
Dark green (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat Dunkelgrün RLM 71 6.3
Dark green (JGSDF) Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Lacquer Paint RAF Dark Green 3.3
Dark green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray Braunviolet RLM 81 9.1
Dark green 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Braunviolet RLM 81 14.0
Dark green 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Dark green 2 Aircraft Spray RAF Dark Green 3.9
Dark green 2 Lacquer Paint Resedagrun RAL 6011 3.5
Dark green 2 (IJN) Aircraft Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 12.5
Dark green 2 (IJN) Lacquer Paint Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) 9.9
Dark green 2 (RAF) Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Dark grey Acrylics Mini Flat Grauviolet RLM 75 3.8
Dark iron Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Dark iron Lacquer Paint Rail Tie Brown 5.7
Dark mica blue Spray Worn Black Grey Tires / Camo 6.3
Dark sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat Have Glass Grey FS36170 5.4
Dark yellow Acrylics Mini Flat Pearl Solid Gold 4.2
Dark yellow Spray Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 4.8
Dark yellow 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Dark yellow 2 Lacquer Paint Pearl Solid Gold 4.6
Deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat Concrete 1 3.2
Deep green Acrylics Mini Flat Brown 5.6
Deep metallic blue Spray USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 3.2
Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) 5.8
Dull red Spray Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A 5.6
Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint Japanese Propeller Brown 1.7
Field blue Acrylics Mini Flat Graugrun RLM 74 5.3
Field grey Acrylics Mini Flat Resedagrun RAL 6011 3.4
Field grey Spray German Field Grey 6006 0.0
Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat Grey Primer Primer 3.1
Flat aluminum Lacquer Paint Light Gull Grey FS 16440 1.5
Flat base Acrylics Mini Gloss Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Flat base Lacquer Paint Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.5
Flat black Acrylics Mini Flat Gun Metal 1.9
Flat black Lacquer Paint Black 1.6
Flat blue Acrylics Mini Flat French Blue (Cobalt Blue) 4.8
Flat blue Lacquer Paint Iridescent Turquoise 5.5
Flat brown Acrylics Mini Flat Brown 6.3
Flat clear Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Flat clear Lacquer Paint Hellblau RLM 78 6.0
Flat earth Acrylics Mini Flat Dark Tan FS 30219 4.2
Flat earth Lacquer Paint Dark Rust 1 3.6
Flat flesh Acrylics Mini Flat LRDG Pink 4.0
Flat flesh Lacquer Paint LRDG Pink 5.9
Flat flesh Spray LRDG Pink 7.2
Flat green Acrylics Mini Flat Dunkelgrün RLM 71 5.1
Flat red Acrylics Mini Flat Insignia Red FS 31136 5.6
Flat red Lacquer Paint Insignia Red FS 31136 2.5
Flat white Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Flat yellow Acrylics Mini Flat Iridescent Lemon Yellow 2.4
Flat yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow 0.7
Fluorescent orange Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Fluorescent red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 3.1
French blue Spray Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 5.6
German gray Lacquer Paint Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF 4.1
German grey Acrylics Mini Flat Grauviolet RLM 75 4.6
Gloss aluminum Lacquer Paint Light Gull Grey FS 16440 1.5
Gloss aluminum Spray USN Pale Grey Blue 5P 3.3
Gold Spray Gold 4.8
Gold leaf Acrylics Mini Gloss Gold 4.8
Gray green Aircraft Spray Japanese D1 Deep Green WWII (IJN) 7.1
Gray green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat RAF underside Sky 610 5.7
Gray green (IJN) Lacquer Paint RAF underside Sky 610 5.7
Gray violet Aircraft Spray Intermediate Blue FS 35164 3.6
Green Acrylics Mini Gloss Green 7.5
Green Aircraft Spray US Dark Green FS 34079 9.5
Gun metal Acrylics Mini Gloss Panzer Grey RAL 7021 2.3
Gun metal Lacquer Paint Cold Rolled Steel 1.1
Gunship gray 2 Aircraft Spray Graugrun RLM 74 3.1
Gunship grey Spray Cold Rolled Steel 3.0
Haze grey Spray British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 2.3
Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat Rotbraun RAL 8012 7.4
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Medium Grey FS 36270 2.6
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Duraluminum 2.9
IJN gray (Yokosuka Arsenal) Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 4.5
IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 3.5
IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Gunship Grey FS 36118 2.9
IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Lacquer Paint Dark Ghost Grey FS 36320 2.9
IJN graySasebo Arsenal Spray Duraluminum 2.9
Insignia white Aircraft Spray British Portland Stone RAL 64 3.6
Insignia white Lacquer Paint Pearl Starship White 2.4
Intermediate blue Aircraft Spray US Blue Grey FS35189 6.4
Italian red Lacquer Paint Red 5.3
Italian red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 5.6
J.A. green Acrylics Mini Flat Dunkelgrün RLM 71 2.0
J.A. grey Acrylics Mini Flat RAF underside Sky 610 9.3
J.N. green Acrylics Mini Flat IDF Green 5.5
J.N. grey Acrylics Mini Flat Lichtblau RLM 76 8.6
Khaki Acrylics Mini Flat US Army Olive Drab Faded 1 FS 34088 5.6
Khaki Lacquer Paint Russian WWII 4B0 FS 34257 4.4
Khaki drab Acrylics Mini Flat IDF Green 5.1
Lacquer thinner Lacquer Paint Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Lavender Spray Purple (Purple Violet) 12.4
Lemon yellow Acrylics Mini Gloss Yellow 2.0
Light blue Acrylics Mini Flat Hellblau RLM 65 3.7
Light blue Aircraft Spray Lichtblau RLM 76 5.5
Light blue Spray Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 11.1
Light brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) 6.0
Light ghost gray Lacquer Paint Arcadian Blue (F 1965) 6.8
Light ghost grey Aircraft Spray US Blue Grey FS35189 3.9
Light gray Aircraft Spray Crocus Yellow 9.3
Light gray Aircraft Spray RAF underside Sky 610 4.9
Light gray Lacquer Paint US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 2.2
Light gray (IJA) Aircraft Spray Lichtblau RLM 76 3.5
Light gray (IJN) Lacquer Paint Haze Grey US Navy 5H 7.0
Light green Acrylics Mini Gloss Pearl Kiwi Lime 5.2
Light green Spray Pearl Kiwi Lime 3.2
Light green (Luftwaffe) Aircraft Spray Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) 2.8
Light grey Acrylics Mini Flat Light Sea Grey FS 36307 2.8
Light gun metal Lacquer Paint Duraluminum 4.4
Light gun metal Spray Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 4.0
Light metallic blue Spray Iridescent Turquoise 4.1
Light sand Lacquer Paint Gelbbraun RAL 8020 2.1
Light sand Spray Dunkelgelb RAL 7028 4.0
Light sea grey Acrylics Mini Flat Azure Blue RAF / FS 35231 6.7
Linoleum deck brown Acrylics Mini Flat Signalbraun RAL 8002 4.6
Linoleum deck brown Spray Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A 7.3
Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Lacquer Paint Rail Tie Brown 4.2
Maroon Spray Rotbraun RAL 8012 6.9
Matt black Spray Gun Metal 1.9
Matt white Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Medium blue Acrylics Mini Flat Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF 4.4
Medium gray Aircraft Spray Light Sea Grey FS 36307 2.2
Medium grey Acrylics Mini Flat RAF underside Sky 610 4.9
Medium sea gray Aircraft Spray J3 SP Lt Grey Japanese Zero (Amber) 6.3
Medium sea gray 2 Aircraft Spray Lichtblau RLM 76 2.2
Medium sea gray 2 (RAF) Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Metallic black Lacquer Paint Gun Metal 3.3
Metallic black Spray Gun Metal 3.3
Metallic blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Iridescent Turquoise 3.7
Metallic blue Spray French Blue (Cobalt Blue) 4.2
Metallic brown Acrylics Mini Gloss Russian 6k FS 30117 5.3
Metallic gold Spray British Sand Yellow Modern AFV 3.9
Metallic gray Lacquer Paint Duraluminum 2.5
Metallic gray Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Metallic green Spray Pearl Deep Green 6.0
Metallic grey Acrylics Mini Flat Extra Dark Sea Grey BS381 RAF 4.7
Metallic orange Lacquer Paint Transparent Orange 5.0
Metallic orange Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Metallic red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 3.3
Metallic silver Spray Light Gull Grey FS 16440 2.1
Mica blue Lacquer Paint Iridescent Blue 7.0
Mica blue Spray Iridescent Blue 7.1
Mica red Lacquer Paint Red 5.4
Mica red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 4.9
Mica silver Lacquer Paint Grey Primer Primer 2.5
Mica silver Spray Grey Primer Primer 3.1
Mixing blue Lacquer Paint Blue 4.2
Mixing red Lacquer Paint Iridescent Candy Red 2.3
Mixing yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow 2.5
NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat NATO Black 3.7
NATO black Lacquer Paint Black 0.0
NATO brown Acrylics Mini Flat Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 5.3
NATO brown Lacquer Paint Dark Tan FS 30219 6.2
NATO green Acrylics Mini Flat Farm Tractor Green (Bright Green) 7.3
NATO green Lacquer Paint Green 2.6
Navy blue Aircraft Spray Graugrun RLM 74 5.7
Neutral gray Aircraft Spray Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 2.7
Neutral grey Acrylics Mini Flat Ocean Grey RAF WWII Mid/Late FS 36173 2.9
Ocean gray Aircraft Spray Panzer Grey RAL 7021 2.2
Ocean gray 2 Aircraft Spray British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 4.5
Ocean gray 2 (RAF) Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Olive drab Acrylics Mini Flat IDF Green 5.0
Olive drab Lacquer Paint Russian Dark Olive FS 34102 1.9
Olive drab (JGSDF) Acrylics Mini Flat IDF Green 2.7
Olive drab (JGSDF) Lacquer Paint Green 2.6
Olive drab (JGSDF) Spray IDF Green 3.7
Olive drab 2 Lacquer Paint RAF Dark Green 2.1
Olive drab 2 Spray Olivegrun RAL 6003 5.8
Olive green Acrylics Mini Flat Dunkelgrün RLM 71 6.9
Olive green Aircraft Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 5.1
Orange Acrylics Mini Gloss Transparent Orange 5.7
Orange Spray Transparent Orange 4.8
Park green Acrylics Mini Gloss Pearl Deep Green 8.4
Park green Spray Green Zinc Chromate 8.2
Pearl blue Lacquer Paint Iridescent Blue 6.6
Pearl blue Spray Iridescent Blue 7.9
Pearl clear Lacquer Paint Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 1.8
Pearl clear Spray British Portland Stone RAL 64 4.4
Pearl green Spray RAF underside Sky 610 11.9
Pearl light blue Spray Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 3.9
Pearl light red Spray Lilac (Chrysler 1966) 7.0
Pearl white Lacquer Paint Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Pearl white Spray British Portland Stone RAL 64 3.6
Pearl yellow Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Pink Acrylics Mini Gloss Pink Primer Primer 2.9
Pink Spray Pink Primer Primer 2.8
Pure blue Lacquer Paint French Blue (Cobalt Blue) 4.6
Pure blue Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint Insignia Red FS 31136 4.3
Pure metallic red Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Pure orange Lacquer Paint Light Rust 1 11.1
Pure orange Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Pure red Lacquer Paint Insignia Red FS 31136 3.1
Pure red Spray Insignia Red FS 31136 3.4
Pure white Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Pure yellow Lacquer Paint Yellow 4.9
Purple Acrylics Mini Gloss Purple (Purple Violet) 5.0
RLM grey Acrylics Mini Flat Japanese J3 Hai-Iro Lt Grey (Zero) 4.7
Racing blue Lacquer Paint Iridescent Blue 6.6
Racing blue Spray Iridescent Plum Purple 5.2
Racing green Spray Dunkelgrün RLM 71 6.6
Racing white Lacquer Paint Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Racing white Spray Light Gull Grey FS 16440 2.7
Red Acrylics Mini Gloss Insignia Red FS 31136 5.6
Red brown Acrylics Mini Flat Earth Red Brown Merdec FS 30117 4.0
Red brown 2 Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Red brown 2 Lacquer Paint Rotbraun RAL 8017 2.9
Royal blue Acrylics Mini Gloss USN/USMC Sea Blue FS 35042 4.5
Royal light gray Acrylics Mini Flat USN Pale Grey Blue 5P 4.4
Rubber black Acrylics Mini Flat Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Rubber black Lacquer Paint Black 0.0
Rubber black Spray Grauviolet RLM 75 3.0
Sea blue Acrylics Mini Flat Graugrun RLM 74 5.0
Semi gloss black Acrylics Mini Gloss Gun Metal 1.9
Semi gloss black Lacquer Paint Black 1.6
Semi gloss clear Acrylics Mini Gloss Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Semi gloss clear Lacquer Paint Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.5
Semi-gloss bright gun metal Spray Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Silver Lacquer Paint Light Gull Grey FS 16440 1.1
Silver leaf Spray Grey Primer Primer 3.1
Sky Acrylics Mini Flat RAF underside Sky 610 9.2
Sky blue Acrylics Mini Gloss Grey Blue Cockpit / Camo Modern Russian Jets 7.3
Sky grey Acrylics Mini Flat USN Pale Grey Blue 5P 3.2
Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss Transparent Smoke 0.6
Smoke Lacquer Paint Aluminum 3.7
Smoke Spray Aircraft Grey Gloss FS 16473 4.9
Sparkling silver Lacquer Paint Light Gull Grey FS 16440 1.8
Tan Aircraft Spray Brass 3.9
Titanium gold Acrylics Mini Gloss British Light Stone RAL 61 5.7
Titanium gold Lacquer Paint British Sand Yellow Modern AFV 1.4
Titanium gold Spray British Light Stone RAL 61 3.9
Titanium silver Acrylics Mini Gloss US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 6.3
Titanium silver Lacquer Paint US Camouflage Grey FS 36622 5.4
Titanium silver Spray Haze Grey US Navy 5H 5.5
White Acrylics Mini Gloss Clear Primer (Transparent) Primer 0.0
Wooden deck tan Acrylics Mini Flat Gelbbraun RAL 8020 2.1
Wooden deck tan Lacquer Paint Concrete 1 3.8
Wooden deck tan Spray Gelbbraun RAL 8020 3.8
Yellow Spray Yellow 2.0
Yellow green Acrylics Mini Flat Pearl Kiwi Lime 8.4
Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Lacquer Paint Sandgelb RLM 79 3.7

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

Reverse: Mission Models → Tamiya

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