Paint Equivalents

Tamiya to The Army Painter paint conversion chart

Every Tamiya paint with its closest The Army Painter equivalent, matched by CIEDE2000. 320 rows, sorted by name.

289 of the 320 Tamiya colours below have an equivalent in The Army Painter within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 95 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 3.0. The 31 gaps are not spread evenly: 10 of them are blue-greens, so that is the corner of the Tamiya range The Army Painter does not answer.

TamiyaThe Army PainterΔE
Acrylic thinner Holy White 0.0
Bare-metal silver Ghoul Grey 3.4
Base white Holy White 0.0
Black Matt Black 0.0
Black Matt Black 1.6
Black Onyx Skin 2.5
Black green Green Tone 3.2
Blue Elven Armour 3.4
Blue Elven Armour 3.4
Blue violet Wolf Grey 4.1
Bright mica red Blood Red 3.2
Bright orange Mythical Orange 5.1
Bright red Blood Red 3.4
Bright red Mythical Orange 4.8
Brilliant blue Royal Blue 1.0
Brilliant orange Flickering Flame 4.4
British green Angel Green 3.7
Bronze Gemstone 3.5
Brown Oak Brown 2.2
Brown (JGSDF) Golden Armour 1.5
Brown (JGSDF) Werewolf Fur 6.0
Brown (JGSDF) Desert Yellow 3.4
Buff Rigor Mortis 3.2
Buff Otyugh Brown 4.8
Camel yellow Firenewt Orange 2.6
Candy lime green Shamrock Green 2.1
Champagne gold Skeleton Bone 0.7
Champagne gold Skeleton Bone 4.0
Chrome silver Ghoul Grey 3.4
Chrome yellow Daemonic Yellow 1.4
Clear Holy White 0.0
Clear Holy White 0.0
Clear Holy White 0.0
Clear blue Aegis Aqua 1.2
Clear blue Ghostly Blue 3.4
Clear blue Turquoise Siren 1.7
Clear green Eternal Hunt 2.0
Clear orange Flickering Flame 4.8
Clear orange Fiendish Yellow 5.5
Clear orange Fire Lizard 2.8
Clear red Legendary Red 5.4
Clear red Familiar Pink 2.5
Clear red Familiar Pink 4.4
Clear yellow Angelic Yellow 1.8
Clear yellow Angelic Yellow 1.6
Cockpit green (IJN) Olive Drab 2.0
Copper Dwarven Bronze 2.6
Coral blue Aqua Alchemy 2.7
Dark blue Blue Tone 5.5
Dark copper Bullwhack Brown 4.8
Dark earth Leather Brown 2.9
Dark ghost gray Fog Grey 6.1
Dark ghost grey Eternal Blue 7.5
Dark green Green Tone 1.9
Dark green Angel Green 1.6
Dark green Dark Emerald 4.6
Dark green Green Tone 1.9
Dark green (IJA) Absolution Green 4.1
Dark green (JGSDF) Absolution Green 4.1
Dark green (JGSDF) Holy White 0.0
Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Woodland Camo 3.8
Dark green (Luftwaffe) Green Tone 3.2
Dark green 2 Green Tone 3.1
Dark green 2 Holy White 0.0
Dark green 2 Glitter Green 3.3
Dark green 2 Feral Green 3.8
Dark green 2 (IJN) Angel Green 3.5
Dark green 2 (IJN) Angel Green 3.4
Dark green 2 (RAF) Holy White 0.0
Dark grey Gravelord Grey 2.3
Dark iron Holy White 0.0
Dark iron Cypress Brown 0.9
Dark mica blue Dark Blue Tone 3.7
Dark sea grey Gun Metal 3.1
Dark yellow Ochre Clay 3.3
Dark yellow Barren Dune 4.9
Dark yellow 2 Holy White 0.0
Dark yellow 2 Ochre Clay 4.0
Deck tan Necrotic Flesh 4.5
Deep green Strong Tone 4.0
Deep metallic blue Dark Blue Tone 2.9
Desert yellow Yellow Dune 5.4
Dull red Kobold Red 5.3
Dull red.jpeg Tiger's Eye Skin 2.9
Field blue Cobalt Metal 3.3
Field grey Potion Green 2.9
Field grey Exile Green 3.7
Flat aluminum Brigade Grey 1.5
Flat aluminum Spaceship Exterior 2.1
Flat base Holy White 0.0
Flat base Holy White 0.5
Flat black Onyx Skin 2.5
Flat black Matt Black 1.6
Flat blue Ultramarine Blue 1.2
Flat blue Tidal Blue 0.7
Flat brown Strong Tone 2.5
Flat clear Holy White 0.0
Flat clear Battleship Grey 6.7
Flat clear Holy White 0.0
Flat earth Soft Skin Wash 2.7
Flat earth Ruddy Fur 3.6
Flat flesh Pastel Salmon 2.2
Flat flesh Feywild Glow 3.7
Flat flesh Radiation Glow 3.6
Flat green Absolution Green 5.4
Flat red Mythical Orange 4.8
Flat red Mars Red 4.0
Flat white Holy White 0.0
Flat white Holy White 0.0
Flat yellow Daemonic Yellow 1.4
Flat yellow Angelic Yellow 1.1
Fluorescent orange Holy White 0.0
Fluorescent red Mythical Orange 5.4
French blue Ionic Blue 1.1
German gray Dark Sky 4.1
German grey Regiment Grey 2.8
German grey Regiment Grey 2.8
Gloss aluminum Spaceship Exterior 2.1
Gloss aluminum Ghoul Grey 3.4
Gold Meteor Rock 3.7
Gold leaf Meteor Rock 3.7
Gray green Angel Green 0.5
Gray green (IJN) Grotesque Green 3.0
Gray green (IJN) Grotesque Green 3.0
Gray green (IJN) Grotesque Green 2.6
Gray violet Cloudburst Blue 5.3
Green Absolution Green 4.2
Green Green Tone 3.3
Gun metal Enchanted Steel 2.7
Gun metal Gun Metal 2.7
Gun metal Enchanted Steel 2.7
Gunship gray 2 Iron Wolf 2.0
Gunship grey Gravelord Grey 2.9
Haze grey Cadre Grey 5.3
Hull red Flesh Wash 4.0
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Shining Silver 4.3
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Shining Silver 4.3
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Holy White 0.0
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Holy White 0.0
IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Dungeon Grey 1.1
IJN gray (Yokosuka Arsenal) Holy White 0.0
IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Uniform Grey 4.8
IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Ash Grey 2.7
IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Uniform Grey 3.6
IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Dungeon Stone 1.8
IJN graySasebo Arsenal Dungeon Grey 1.1
Insignia white Blinding Light 3.8
Insignia white Holy White 1.1
Intermediate blue Raging Sea 6.7
Italian red Dragonfire Red 2.5
Italian red Mythical Orange 4.8
J.A. green Dark Emerald 2.7
J.A. grey Zombie Flesh 3.9
J.N. green Green Tone 5.7
J.N. grey Leviathan Light 2.8
Khaki Desolate Brown 3.2
Khaki Witch Brew 4.8
Khaki drab Military Shade 5.4
Lacquer thinner Holy White 0.0
Lavender Purple Swarm 3.7
Lemon yellow Angelic Yellow 1.8
Light blue Ghostly Vapours 5.2
Light blue Forest Faun 4.2
Light blue Aegis Aqua 1.5
Light brown (DAK 1941) Goblin Skin 1.6
Light ghost gray Battleship Grey 7.2
Light ghost grey Cadre Grey 5.6
Light gray Howling Sand 3.6
Light gray Scaly Hide 4.2
Light gray Worn Stone 3.4
Light gray (IJA) Forest Faun 6.1
Light gray (IJN) Drake Tooth 5.1
Light green Leafy Green 3.6
Light green Rainforest 2.6
Light green (Luftwaffe) Mouldy Clothes 2.1
Light grey Dungeon Stone 5.9
Light gun metal Brush-On Primer 1.9
Light gun metal Brush-On Primer 3.2
Light metallic blue Deep Azure 3.7
Light sand Otyugh Brown 3.4
Light sand Yellow Dune 3.2
Light sea grey Drakolich Scales 4.7
Linoleum deck brown Cursed Blade 0.8
Linoleum deck brown Rigid Leather 2.4
Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Cypress Brown 2.8
Maroon Flesh Wash 2.7
Matt black Onyx Skin 2.5
Matt white Holy White 0.0
Medium blue Enchanted Steel 3.5
Medium gray Field Grey 4.5
Medium grey Scaly Hide 4.2
Medium sea gray Scaly Hide 1.6
Medium sea gray 2 Ghostly Vapours 3.8
Medium sea gray 2 (RAF) Holy White 0.0
Metallic black Onyx Skin 2.9
Metallic black Raven Black 4.4
Metallic blue Tidal Blue 3.6
Metallic blue Ultramarine Blue 3.2
Metallic brown Fur Brown 3.6
Metallic gold Pallid Bone 3.4
Metallic gray Brush-On Primer 2.6
Metallic gray Holy White 0.0
Metallic green Eternal Hunt 1.3
Metallic grey Uniform Grey 2.7
Metallic orange Fire Giant Orange 2.6
Metallic orange Holy White 0.0
Metallic red Blood Red 3.8
Metallic silver Spaceship Exterior 2.3
Mica blue Elven Armour 3.0
Mica blue Elven Armour 2.7
Mica red Pure Red 1.0
Mica red Blood Red 2.6
Mica silver Spaceship Exterior 2.6
Mica silver Brigade Grey 1.5
Mixing blue Elven Armor 3.5
Mixing red Dragon Red 2.4
Mixing yellow Daemonic Yellow 1.3
NATO black Obsidian Pigment Toner 1.6
NATO black Matt Black 0.0
NATO black Obsidian Pigment Toner 1.6
NATO brown Orange Tone 3.8
NATO brown True Copper 2.4
NATO brown Orange Tone 3.8
NATO green Mouldy Wash 4.1
NATO green Savage Green 3.6
NATO green Mouldy Wash 4.1
Navy blue Night Sky 2.6
Neutral gray Shining Silver 4.1
Neutral grey Brush-On Primer 4.7
Ocean gray Uniform Grey 0.9
Ocean gray 2 Eternal Blue 5.7
Ocean gray 2 (RAF) Holy White 0.0
Olive drab Elf Green 3.4
Olive drab Elf Green 3.4
Olive drab Tundra Taupe 4.9
Olive drab Elf Green 3.4
Olive drab (JGSDF) Dark Emerald 4.3
Olive drab (JGSDF) Savage Green 3.6
Olive drab (JGSDF) Dark Emerald 4.3
Olive drab 2 Woodland Camo 3.8
Olive drab 2 Elf Green 1.4
Olive green Angel Green 3.0
Olive green Military Shader 4.6
Orange Flickering Flame 4.4
Orange Rust Monster 5.2
Park green Treant Green 3.0
Park green Treant Green 3.5
Pearl blue Elven Armour 2.7
Pearl blue Beowulf Blue 0.4
Pearl clear Aegis Suit Satin Varnish 0.8
Pearl clear Pale Sand 2.5
Pearl green Grung Green 5.6
Pearl light blue Runic Cobalt 1.8
Pearl light red Forbidden Fruit 1.5
Pearl white Holy White 0.0
Pearl white Blinding Light 3.8
Pearl yellow Holy White 0.0
Pink Power Node Glow 2.6
Pink Princess Pink 5.2
Pure blue Viking Blue 2.1
Pure blue Holy White 0.0
Pure metallic red Blood Red 3.5
Pure metallic red Holy White 0.0
Pure orange Fiendish Yellow 5.0
Pure orange Holy White 0.0
Pure red Blood Red 3.2
Pure red Blood Red 3.2
Pure white Holy White 0.0
Pure yellow Angelic Yellow 4.3
Purple Periwinkle Purple 4.8
Purple Periwinkle Purple 4.8
RLM grey Scaly Hide 6.8
Racing blue Elven Armour 2.7
Racing blue Elven Armor 8.8
Racing green Absolution Green 4.1
Racing white Holy White 0.0
Racing white Speedpaint Medium 1.9
Red Mythical Orange 4.8
Red brown Sepia Tone 3.4
Red brown Sepia Tone 3.4
Red brown 2 Holy White 0.0
Red brown 2 Tree Ancient 2.1
Royal blue Triumphant Navy 0.6
Royal light gray Battleship Grey 3.3
Royal light gray Battleship Grey 3.3
Rubber black Holy White 0.0
Rubber black Matt Black 0.0
Rubber black Gravelord Grey 1.8
Sea blue Cobalt Metal 3.6
Semi gloss black Onyx Skin 2.5
Semi gloss black Matt Black 1.6
Semi gloss black Onyx Skin 2.5
Semi gloss clear Holy White 0.5
Semi gloss clear Holy White 0.0
Semi-gloss bright gun metal Holy White 0.0
Semi-gloss clear Holy White 0.0
Silver Spaceship Exterior 2.1
Silver leaf Brigade Grey 1.5
Sky Necrotic Flesh 4.5
Sky blue Shieldwall Blue 2.6
Sky grey Ghoul Grey 3.0
Smoke Grey Castle 3.4
Smoke Brigade Grey 2.9
Smoke Silver Dragon 5.2
Sparkling silver Holy White 2.2
Tan Wasteland Clay 2.9
Titanium gold Barren Dune 5.9
Titanium gold Pallid Bone 1.6
Titanium gold Skeleton Bone 3.3
Titanium silver Drake Tooth 2.1
Titanium silver Brainmatter Beige 3.6
Titanium silver Stone Golem 3.5
White Holy White 0.0
White Holy White 0.0
Wooden deck tan Otyugh Brown 3.5
Wooden deck tan Necrotic Flesh 2.7
Wooden deck tan Burnt Turf 4.1
Yellow Angelic Yellow 1.8
Yellow green Malignant Green 2.9
Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Amber Skin 3.0

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