Paint Equivalents

Tamiya to Vallejo paint conversion chart

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

277 of the 320 Tamiya colours below have an equivalent in Vallejo within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 124 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 2.5. The 43 gaps are not spread evenly: 16 of them are greens, so that is the corner of the Tamiya range Vallejo does not answer.

TamiyaVallejoΔE
Acrylic thinner Arctic White 0.0
Bare-metal silver USAF Light Gray 2.2
Base white Arctic White 0.0
Black Black 0.0
Black Black 0.8
Black Russian Thick Mud 0.3
Black green Dark Green 7.3
Blue Imperial Blue 2.7
Blue Imperial Blue 2.7
Blue violet Williamsburg Blue 4.5
Bright mica red Calico Red 0.6
Bright orange Pumpkin 3.2
Bright red Calico Red 0.5
Bright red Pumpkin 4.2
Brilliant blue Blue Wash 2.2
Brilliant orange Fluorescent Orange 2.7
British green German Tank Crew I 7.2
Bronze Burnt Sienna 1.8
Brown Brown Engine Soot (Matt) 6.4
Brown (JGSDF) Oil Stains (Gloss) 3.3
Brown (JGSDF) English Uniform 1.4
Brown (JGSDF) Antique Gold 1.5
Buff Ivory RLM05 4.1
Buff Pale Flesh 3.1
Camel yellow Medium Yellow 1.0
Candy lime green Fluorescent Green 4.3
Champagne gold Uk BSC 64 Portland Stone 2.4
Champagne gold Dead Flesh 2.3
Chrome silver USAF Light Gray 2.2
Chrome yellow Deep Yellow 2.6
Clear Arctic White 0.0
Clear Arctic White 0.0
Clear Arctic White 0.0
Clear blue Sunrise Blue 3.9
Clear blue Light Sea Blue 4.0
Clear blue Turquoise 6.7
Clear green Neon Green 2.4
Clear orange Sunset Orange 3.8
Clear orange Fluorescent Orange 3.9
Clear orange Gold Yellow 3.3
Clear red Hot Orange 5.3
Clear red Fluorescent Magenta 4.2
Clear red Fluorescent Magenta 3.5
Clear yellow Fluorescent Yellow 2.8
Clear yellow Fluorescent Yellow 3.0
Cockpit green (IJN) Green Sky 2.5
Copper Phoenix Orange 2.8
Coral blue Green Rush 8.1
Dark blue Imperial Blue 5.2
Dark copper Dark Ochre 1.2
Dark earth Oil Stains 2.0
Dark ghost gray Flanker Blue 4.5
Dark ghost grey Dark Blue Grey 1.9
Dark green Angel Green 5.1
Dark green Olive Green 5.8
Dark green Angel Green 5.6
Dark green Angel Green 5.1
Dark green (IJA) Olive Green 4.1
Dark green (JGSDF) Olive Green 4.3
Dark green (JGSDF) Arctic White 0.0
Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Olive Green 3.7
Dark green (Luftwaffe) Angel Green 4.1
Dark green 2 Dark Green 7.3
Dark green 2 Arctic White 0.0
Dark green 2 Armor Green 2.4
Dark green 2 Mutation Green 5.5
Dark green 2 (IJN) German Tank Crew I 6.9
Dark green 2 (IJN) German Tank Crew I 2.3
Dark green 2 (RAF) Arctic White 0.0
Dark grey Dark Blue Grey 2.2
Dark iron Arctic White 0.0
Dark iron Leather Brown 3.1
Dark mica blue Night Blue 5.6
Dark sea grey Basalt Grey 1.9
Dark yellow Dark Yellow 2.6
Dark yellow German Yellow 2.2
Dark yellow 2 Arctic White 0.0
Dark yellow 2 German Yellow 2.8
Deck tan Light Mud 4.1
Deep green Charred Brown 5.1
Deep metallic blue Night Blue 5.0
Desert yellow Tan Glaze 2.7
Dull red Flesh Shadows 4.6
Dull red.jpeg Cavalry Brown 2.5
Field blue Sombre Grey 2.5
Field grey IDF/IAF Green 5.6
Field grey Sick Green 2.3
Flat aluminum Heavy Bluegrey 1.2
Flat aluminum Steel 1.3
Flat base Arctic White 0.0
Flat base Arctic White 0.5
Flat black Russian Thick Mud 0.3
Flat black Black 0.8
Flat blue French Blue 1.3
Flat blue Light Turquoise 3.1
Flat brown Beasty Brown 3.0
Flat clear Arctic White 0.0
Flat clear Russian AF Grey N.8 1.2
Flat clear Arctic White 0.0
Flat earth Flat Earth 3.7
Flat earth Diesel Stains 2.7
Flat flesh Orange Pink 0.8
Flat flesh British Tank Crew Highlights 3.2
Flat flesh Skin Tone 2.2
Flat green Angel Green 5.6
Flat red Pumpkin 4.2
Flat red Calico Red 1.5
Flat white Arctic White 0.0
Flat white Arctic White 0.0
Flat yellow Deep Yellow 2.6
Flat yellow Fluorescent Yellow 3.7
Fluorescent orange Arctic White 0.0
Fluorescent red Pumpkin 4.3
French blue Deep Sky Blue 2.9
German gray Russian Tank Crew I 3.0
German grey German Tank Crew 2.2
German grey German Tank Crew 2.2
Gloss aluminum Steel 1.3
Gloss aluminum USAF Light Gray 2.2
Gold Antique Ochre 4.9
Gold leaf Antique Ochre 4.9
Gray green Lizard Green 2.2
Gray green (IJN) Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green” 5.3
Gray green (IJN) Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green” 5.3
Gray green (IJN) Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green” 4.7
Gray violet Wedgewood Blue 3.4
Green Olive Green 2.5
Green Black Green 2.8
Gun metal Field Blue 1.6
Gun metal 3B Russian Green 1.0
Gun metal Field Blue 1.6
Gunship gray 2 Periscopes 1.5
Gunship grey Black Green RLM70 1.3
Haze grey Light Blue RLM78 2.8
Hull red Scarlet Red 2.8
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) BS Medium Sea Grey 2.3
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) BS Medium Sea Grey 2.3
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Arctic White 0.0
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) Arctic White 0.0
IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Camouflage Gray 2.1
IJN gray (Yokosuka Arsenal) Arctic White 0.0
IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Neutral Gray 1.4
IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Aggressor Gray 1.4
IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Dark Sea Gray 0.6
IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Intermediate Blue 1.4
IJN graySasebo Arsenal Camouflage Gray 2.1
Insignia white Crackle Medium 1.8
Insignia white German White Tank Crew 0.9
Intermediate blue Pale Blue 5.3
Italian red Bloody Red 1.4
Italian red Pumpkin 4.2
J.A. green Angel Green 3.6
J.A. grey Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green” 5.8
J.N. green Luftwaffe Green 6.1
J.N. grey Mint Julep 3.5
Khaki Camouflage Green 3.0
Khaki Dark Yellow 3.5
Khaki drab Luftwaffe Green 5.4
Lacquer thinner Arctic White 0.0
Lavender Purple Hex 3.4
Lemon yellow Fluorescent Yellow 2.8
Light blue Light Blue RLM76 5.5
Light blue Green Rush 3.9
Light blue Sunrise Blue 3.7
Light brown (DAK 1941) Sand Yellow 2.2
Light ghost gray Flanker Blue 2.3
Light ghost grey Light Blue RLM65 3.6
Light gray Light Green 5.1
Light gray IJA Light Grey Green 1.1
Light gray White Grey 2.9
Light gray (IJA) USMC Tank Crew Highlights 3.2
Light gray (IJN) Light Green 2.2
Light green Fluorescent Green 1.8
Light green Fluorescent Green 3.9
Light green (Luftwaffe) Forest Green 4.6
Light grey A-14 Steel Grey 2.9
Light gun metal Steel 1.0
Light gun metal Jet Exhaust 3.5
Light metallic blue Turquoise 1.8
Light sand Bag of Bones 3.3
Light sand US Interior Yellow 1.3
Light sea grey UK Azure Blue 2.8
Linoleum deck brown Flat Earth 4.0
Linoleum deck brown Flesh Shadows 5.3
Linoleum deck brown.jpeg German Tank Crew 1.9
Maroon Flesh Shadows 1.8
Matt black Russian Thick Mud 0.3
Matt white Arctic White 0.0
Medium blue Russian Tank Crew I 3.9
Medium gray Grey Green 3.4
Medium grey IJA Light Grey Green 1.1
Medium sea gray Interior Grey Green 2.3
Medium sea gray 2 Pale Grey Blue 2.8
Medium sea gray 2 (RAF) Arctic White 0.0
Metallic black Grey Green 1.7
Metallic black UK Bronze Green 1.6
Metallic blue Dark Turquoise 4.0
Metallic blue Ultramarine 2.7
Metallic brown Light Rust 5.0
Metallic gold Sand 5.4
Metallic gray Dark Steel 0.8
Metallic gray Arctic White 0.0
Metallic green Acid 4.3
Metallic grey Grey Violet RLM75 2.6
Metallic orange Light Rust Wash 1.6
Metallic orange Arctic White 0.0
Metallic red Calico Red 0.7
Metallic silver Dark Gunmetal 2.1
Mica blue Magic Blue 2.4
Mica blue Magic Blue 1.9
Mica red Naphthol Red 0.9
Mica red Calico Red 2.6
Mica silver Dark Gunmetal 2.6
Mica silver Heavy Bluegrey 1.2
Mixing blue Blueberry 1.9
Mixing red Fire Flame 1.0
Mixing yellow Light Yellow 3.7
NATO black Black Thick Mud 1.6
NATO black Black 0.0
NATO black Black Thick Mud 1.6
NATO brown Parasite Brown 5.1
NATO brown Flat Earth 2.9
NATO brown Parasite Brown 5.1
NATO green Plantation Pine 6.3
NATO green USMC Tank Crew 2.8
NATO green Plantation Pine 6.3
Navy blue Dark Blue RLM24 3.6
Neutral gray Blue Grey Pale 1.5
Neutral grey A-14 Steel Grey 2.7
Ocean gray Field Blue 3.0
Ocean gray 2 Grey Green 3.7
Ocean gray 2 (RAF) Arctic White 0.0
Olive drab Uniform Green 5.9
Olive drab Uniform Green 5.9
Olive drab Gunship Green 1.7
Olive drab Uniform Green 5.9
Olive drab (JGSDF) Luftwaffe Green 5.6
Olive drab (JGSDF) USMC Tank Crew 2.8
Olive drab (JGSDF) Angel Green 6.4
Olive drab 2 Gunship Green 1.7
Olive drab 2 Goblin Green 6.0
Olive green Olive Green 6.1
Olive green Armor Green 5.8
Orange Fluorescent Orange 2.7
Orange Heavy Orange 3.6
Park green Acid 4.6
Park green Neon Green 5.5
Pearl blue Magic Blue 2.0
Pearl blue Royal Blue 1.5
Pearl clear Pure White 1.3
Pearl clear Ivory 2.8
Pearl green Ghost Green 4.8
Pearl light blue UK Azure Blue 3.9
Pearl light red Fluid Pink 2.8
Pearl white Arctic White 0.0
Pearl white Crackle Medium 1.8
Pearl yellow Arctic White 0.0
Pink Candy Magenta 4.4
Pink Peaches 4.9
Pure blue Blue Wash 1.8
Pure blue Arctic White 0.0
Pure metallic red Calico Red 1.1
Pure metallic red Arctic White 0.0
Pure orange Sun Yellow 2.9
Pure orange Arctic White 0.0
Pure red Calico Red 0.9
Pure red Calico Red 0.6
Pure white Arctic White 0.0
Pure yellow Fluorescent Yellow 2.5
Purple Medium Blue 4.9
Purple Medium Blue 4.9
RLM grey IDF/IAF Green 4.3
Racing blue Magic Blue 2.0
Racing blue Ultra Blue Deep 4.3
Racing green Olive Green 4.1
Racing white Arctic White 0.0
Racing white Grey 0.2
Red Pumpkin 4.2
Red brown Parasite Brown 0.8
Red brown Parasite Brown 0.8
Red brown 2 Arctic White 0.0
Red brown 2 Mahogany 2.2
Royal blue Dark Blue 3.0
Royal light gray Wolf Grey 2.5
Royal light gray Wolf Grey 2.5
Rubber black Arctic White 0.0
Rubber black Black 0.0
Rubber black Dark Blue Grey 1.0
Sea blue Sombre Grey 2.7
Semi gloss black Russian Thick Mud 0.3
Semi gloss black Black 0.8
Semi gloss black Russian Thick Mud 0.3
Semi gloss clear Arctic White 0.5
Semi gloss clear Arctic White 0.0
Semi-gloss bright gun metal Arctic White 0.0
Semi-gloss clear Arctic White 0.0
Silver Steel 0.0
Silver leaf Heavy Bluegrey 1.2
Sky Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green” 6.8
Sky blue Deep Blue 1.9
Sky grey Wolf Grey 3.5
Smoke Cement Grey 2.3
Smoke Silver 0.2
Smoke Metallic Black 5.1
Sparkling silver Steel 1.3
Tan Desert Brown 1.4
Titanium gold Ivory RLM05 2.2
Titanium gold Sand 3.3
Titanium gold Dead Flesh 1.5
Titanium silver Light Blue 3.4
Titanium silver White Grey 2.3
Titanium silver Light Green 0.9
White Arctic White 0.0
White Arctic White 0.0
Wooden deck tan Bag of Bones 2.3
Wooden deck tan Gold 1.0
Wooden deck tan Dark Sand 2.7
Yellow Fluorescent Yellow 2.8
Yellow green Bile 3.0
Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Desert Yellow 2.7

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