Paint Equivalents

Tamiya to Warcolours paint conversion chart

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

172 of the 320 Tamiya colours below have an equivalent in Warcolours within ΔE 5, the distance at which a substitution stops being obvious on a painted model. 78 sit within ΔE 2 and are interchangeable outright. Across the whole range the typical distance is ΔE 4.6. The 148 gaps are not spread evenly: 36 of them are greens, so that is the corner of the Tamiya range Warcolours does not answer.

TamiyaWarcoloursΔE
Acrylic thinner White 0.0
Bare-metal silver Cool Grey 1 2.9
Base white White 0.0
Black Black 0.0
Black Black 1.6
Black Metallic Black 1.3
Black green Turquoise 5 14.3
Blue Blue 4 7.6
Blue Blue 4 7.6
Blue violet Blue Grey 4 6.9
Bright mica red Red 1.6
Bright orange Metallic Red 3.4
Bright red Red 1.8
Bright red Metallic Red 3.4
Brilliant blue Blue 3 1.6
Brilliant orange Orange 3 2.4
British green Emerald 5 12.9
Bronze Brown 3 4.4
Brown Metallic Black Copper 6.8
Brown (JGSDF) Sepia 9.8
Brown (JGSDF) Brown 4 12.6
Brown (JGSDF) Transparent Ochre 11.7
Buff Metallic Antique Gold 10.6
Buff Flesh 3 10.8
Camel yellow Orange 2 3.6
Candy lime green One-coat Green 4.6
Champagne gold Ochre 1 6.7
Champagne gold Ochre 1 11.4
Chrome silver Cool Grey 1 2.9
Chrome yellow Yellow 3 2.6
Clear White 0.0
Clear White 0.0
Clear White 0.0
Clear blue Transparent Turquoise 8.9
Clear blue Marine 2 4.1
Clear blue Turquoise 2 5.2
Clear green Green 4 3.4
Clear orange Orange 3 4.4
Clear orange Raw Sienna 4.8
Clear orange One-coat Orange 1.1
Clear red Metallic Red 3.3
Clear red One-coat Magenta 7.3
Clear red One-coat Magenta 6.4
Clear yellow One-coat Yellow 2.9
Clear yellow One-coat Yellow 3.2
Cockpit green (IJN) Transparent Olive 5.4
Copper Orange 4 8.1
Coral blue One-coat Turquoise 6.3
Dark blue Blue 5 7.3
Dark copper Metallic Copper 9.5
Dark earth Brown 4 10.4
Dark ghost gray Transparent Turquoise 8.4
Dark ghost grey Transparent Turquoise 8.5
Dark green Olive 5 13.7
Dark green Emerald 5 9.6
Dark green Olive 5 6.9
Dark green Olive 5 13.7
Dark green (IJA) Emerald 5 7.9
Dark green (JGSDF) Emerald 5 8.1
Dark green (JGSDF) White 0.0
Dark green (JGSDF).jpeg Emerald 5 8.4
Dark green (Luftwaffe) Transparent Black 14.5
Dark green 2 Turquoise 5 13.9
Dark green 2 White 0.0
Dark green 2 Emerald 5 6.7
Dark green 2 Transparent Green 6.3
Dark green 2 (IJN) Emerald 5 12.6
Dark green 2 (IJN) Emerald 5 9.0
Dark green 2 (RAF) White 0.0
Dark grey Cool Grey 4 4.7
Dark iron White 0.0
Dark iron Brown 4 7.0
Dark mica blue Cool Grey 5 9.4
Dark sea grey Transparent Blue Grey 5.4
Dark yellow Metallic Antique Gold 3.3
Dark yellow Metallic Brown 6.5
Dark yellow 2 White 0.0
Dark yellow 2 Metallic Antique Gold 4.6
Deck tan Warm Grey 2 10.8
Deep green Warm Grey 5 11.2
Deep metallic blue Blue Grey 5 7.2
Desert yellow Ochre 3 2.9
Dull red Brown 3 6.1
Dull red.jpeg Metallic Dark Copper 3.5
Field blue Metallic Black 6.3
Field grey Transparent Green 4.2
Field grey Emerald 4 10.8
Flat aluminum Metallic White 0.7
Flat aluminum Transparent White 3.6
Flat base White 0.0
Flat base White 0.5
Flat black Metallic Black 1.3
Flat black Black 1.6
Flat blue Marine 4 6.9
Flat blue Blue 3 7.6
Flat brown Brown 4 14.2
Flat clear White 0.0
Flat clear Blue Grey 2 9.2
Flat clear White 0.0
Flat earth Metallic Dark Copper 5.3
Flat earth Brown 2 4.2
Flat flesh Flesh 3 2.8
Flat flesh Orange 1 1.9
Flat flesh Flesh 3 4.0
Flat green Olive 5 9.0
Flat red Metallic Red 3.4
Flat red Red 1 2.5
Flat white White 0.0
Flat white White 0.0
Flat yellow Yellow 3 2.6
Flat yellow One-coat Yellow 4.2
Fluorescent orange White 0.0
Fluorescent red Metallic Red 1.9
French blue Blue Glaze 4.2
German gray Transparent Blue Grey 9.0
German grey Cool Grey 4 5.2
German grey Cool Grey 4 5.2
Gloss aluminum Transparent White 3.6
Gloss aluminum Cool Grey 1 2.9
Gold Metallic Brown 2.0
Gold leaf Metallic Brown 2.0
Gray green Turquoise 5 11.5
Gray green (IJN) Ochre 1 10.0
Gray green (IJN) Ochre 1 10.0
Gray green (IJN) Ochre 1 9.6
Gray violet Transparent Blue Grey 9.0
Green Emerald 5 6.0
Green Turquoise 5 9.5
Gun metal Cool Grey 4 3.9
Gun metal Cool Grey 4 1.2
Gun metal Cool Grey 4 3.9
Gunship gray 2 Cool Grey 4 8.3
Gunship grey Cool Grey 4 2.5
Haze grey Cool Grey 3 8.7
Hull red Red 5 3.5
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Cool Grey 3 6.3
IJN gray (Kure Arsenal) Cool Grey 3 6.3
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) White 0.0
IJN gray (Maizuru Arsenal) White 0.0
IJN gray (Sasebo Arsenal) Transparent Blue Grey 4.3
IJN gray (Yokosuka Arsenal) White 0.0
IJN gray<br>(Kure Arsenal) Transparent Cool Grey 6.1
IJN gray<br>(Maizuru Arsenal) Cool Grey 3 3.9
IJN gray<br>(Sasebo Arsenal) Transparent Blue Grey 5.9
IJN gray<br>(Yokosuka Arsenal) Transparent Blue Grey 1.7
IJN graySasebo Arsenal Transparent Blue Grey 4.3
Insignia white Yellow 1 5.9
Insignia white Transparent White 4.5
Intermediate blue Transparent Turquoise 4.5
Italian red Red 1 3.9
Italian red Metallic Red 3.4
J.A. green Olive 5 8.0
J.A. grey Ochre 1 11.6
J.N. green Olive 5 9.7
J.N. grey Ochre 1 11.8
Khaki Metallic Yellow 7.3
Khaki Metallic Yellow 5.4
Khaki drab Olive 5 9.7
Lacquer thinner White 0.0
Lavender Metallic Violet 5.3
Lemon yellow One-coat Yellow 2.9
Light blue Transparent Turquoise 12.5
Light blue Turquoise 1 14.1
Light blue Transparent Turquoise 8.5
Light brown (DAK 1941) Orange 1 6.9
Light ghost gray Marine 1 9.8
Light ghost grey Transparent Turquoise 8.5
Light gray Ochre 1 6.9
Light gray Warm Grey 2 8.5
Light gray Warm Grey 1 4.3
Light gray (IJA) Warm Grey 1 12.0
Light gray (IJN) Warm Grey 1 8.0
Light green One-coat Green 6.8
Light green Metallic Dark Green 7.4
Light green (Luftwaffe) Green 5 5.5
Light grey Metallic Pewter 7.2
Light gun metal Transparent Cool Grey 1.0
Light gun metal Transparent Cool Grey 3.5
Light metallic blue Turquoise 4 8.2
Light sand Flesh 3 10.0
Light sand Ochre 3 6.7
Light sea grey Blue Grey 3 3.9
Linoleum deck brown Metallic Dark Copper 5.6
Linoleum deck brown Brown 3 6.3
Linoleum deck brown.jpeg Warm Grey 4 6.6
Maroon Metallic Black Copper 3.8
Matt black Metallic Black 1.3
Matt white White 0.0
Medium blue Transparent Blue Grey 8.9
Medium gray Transparent Cool Grey 5.5
Medium grey Warm Grey 2 8.5
Medium sea gray Transparent Green 8.6
Medium sea gray 2 Warm Grey 1 9.8
Medium sea gray 2 (RAF) White 0.0
Metallic black Metallic Black 2.9
Metallic black Metallic Black 2.9
Metallic blue Blue 2 9.3
Metallic blue Marine 4 3.9
Metallic brown Sepia 4.3
Metallic gold Ochre 1 5.5
Metallic gray Metallic Pewter 2.0
Metallic gray White 0.0
Metallic green Green 4 4.9
Metallic grey Transparent Blue Grey 5.2
Metallic orange Orange 3 2.6
Metallic orange White 0.0
Metallic red One-coat Red 2.0
Metallic silver Metallic White 4.6
Mica blue Blue 4 4.8
Mica blue Blue 4 4.9
Mica red Red 2 2.7
Mica red Red 1.5
Mica silver Metallic White 4.4
Mica silver Metallic White 0.7
Mixing blue Blue 5 4.9
Mixing red Red 2 6.8
Mixing yellow Yellow 3 1.4
NATO black Transparent Black 1.9
NATO black Black 0.0
NATO black Transparent Black 1.9
NATO brown Metallic Dark Copper 7.5
NATO brown Brown 4 7.5
NATO brown Metallic Dark Copper 7.5
NATO green Dark Green 4.9
NATO green Emerald 5 4.6
NATO green Dark Green 4.9
Navy blue Blue Grey 5 6.8
Neutral gray Cool Grey 3 4.5
Neutral grey Metallic Pewter 5.7
Ocean gray Transparent Blue Grey 5.9
Ocean gray 2 Transparent Turquoise 8.2
Ocean gray 2 (RAF) White 0.0
Olive drab Olive 5 2.9
Olive drab Olive 5 2.9
Olive drab Warm Grey 4 11.4
Olive drab Olive 5 2.9
Olive drab (JGSDF) Olive 5 5.9
Olive drab (JGSDF) Emerald 5 4.6
Olive drab (JGSDF) Olive 5 6.8
Olive drab 2 Emerald 5 11.6
Olive drab 2 Olive 5 4.5
Olive green Emerald 5 10.0
Olive green Olive 5 6.8
Orange Orange 3 2.4
Orange Orange 3.7
Park green Green 4 5.0
Park green Green 4 3.5
Pearl blue Blue 4 4.4
Pearl blue Blue 4 6.1
Pearl clear White 1.8
Pearl clear Ochre 1 4.9
Pearl green Emerald 2 12.2
Pearl light blue Blue Grey 3 4.6
Pearl light red Transparent Purple 5.3
Pearl white White 0.0
Pearl white Yellow 1 5.9
Pearl yellow White 0.0
Pink Pink 2 2.5
Pink Pink Glaze 4.5
Pure blue Marine 4 1.2
Pure blue White 0.0
Pure metallic red One-coat Red 0.9
Pure metallic red White 0.0
Pure orange Raw Sienna 5.2
Pure orange White 0.0
Pure red Red 1.8
Pure red Red 1.6
Pure white White 0.0
Pure yellow One-coat Yellow 0.0
Purple Blue 4 6.7
Purple Blue 4 6.7
RLM grey Transparent Green 6.6
Racing blue Blue 4 4.4
Racing blue Blue 5 8.3
Racing green Emerald 5 7.9
Racing white White 0.0
Racing white Transparent White 1.5
Red Metallic Red 3.4
Red brown Sepia 8.6
Red brown Sepia 8.6
Red brown 2 White 0.0
Red brown 2 Brown 4 4.6
Royal blue Blue 5 4.9
Royal light gray Metallic White 4.6
Royal light gray Metallic White 4.6
Rubber black White 0.0
Rubber black Black 0.0
Rubber black Cool Grey 4 2.6
Sea blue Blue Grey 5 4.3
Semi gloss black Metallic Black 1.3
Semi gloss black Black 1.6
Semi gloss black Metallic Black 1.3
Semi gloss clear White 0.5
Semi gloss clear White 0.0
Semi-gloss bright gun metal White 0.0
Semi-gloss clear White 0.0
Silver Transparent White 3.0
Silver leaf Metallic White 0.7
Sky Olive 3 12.2
Sky blue Blue 2 4.3
Sky grey Cool Grey 1 7.0
Smoke Transparent Warm Grey 2.9
Smoke Metallic White 1.3
Smoke Cool Grey 2 5.7
Sparkling silver Transparent White 3.2
Tan Transparent Ochre 4.6
Titanium gold Metallic Antique Gold 9.9
Titanium gold Ochre 1 7.8
Titanium gold Ochre 1 10.8
Titanium silver Warm Grey 1 6.9
Titanium silver Transparent White 7.8
Titanium silver Warm Grey 1 6.4
White White 0.0
White White 0.0
Wooden deck tan Orange 1 8.2
Wooden deck tan Warm Grey 2 6.0
Wooden deck tan Ochre 3 9.2
Yellow One-coat Yellow 2.9
Yellow green Olive 2 7.4
Yellow-brown (DAK 1941) Metallic Lemon 5.4

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