Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern)
AK Interactive · Real Colors - Modern · RC020
#ADACA8 · L*70.3 a*-0.4 b*2.2
The closest match to AK Interactive Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Aluminium is a light grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Shining Silver at ΔE 1.4. 11 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern)?
The Army Painter Shining Silver is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Light Gull Gray (ΔE 1.5) and FolkArt Burgundy (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Gull Gray, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Shining Silver Warpaints Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Shining Silver Warpaints WP1129 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Light Gull Gray Model Air 71.121 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Slate Grey Arte Deco 85.104 ΔE 2.0 · very close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Sawgrass Acrylic Colors 2490 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Ana 620 Light Gull Grey TC-0173 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Reaper
- A True Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9207 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Filigree Silver Master Series Paints Bones 9453 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Chrome MMC-001 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Silver MMM-006 ΔE 4.1 · close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Mig
- B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Duncan
- B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Monument
- B Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 045 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Ninjon Dark Ivory Pro Signature Series S07 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Aircraft Grey Bs627 Mr Paint MRP-374 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Light Gray SU-27 Mr Paint MRP-046 ΔE 3.9 · close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Citadel
- B Nuln Oil Gloss Shade ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Grey Seer Base ΔE 4.1 · close
Aluminium (Real Colors - Modern) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Warm Grey 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.0 · close
Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #A2A19D | Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #B5B5B5 | Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX | ΔE 3.3 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #A5A59B | Dolphin Grey Gloss™ | ΔE 3.9 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 4.2 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.9 |
| Foundry | #9D9E9F | Gun Metal Paint System | ΔE 5.0 |
| Revell | #A6A9AE | Silver Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 5.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| P3 | #B3A998 | Devout White Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Tamiya | #B3AAAE | Smoke Spray | ΔE 6.7 |
| Humbrol | #9BA2AA | Medium Sea Grey Aerosol Sprays - Satin | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.6 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 9.8 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Dunkelgrau Shine AFV ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Natural Steel Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- A Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381c/627 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Crackle Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Matte Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.3 · very close
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