Paint Equivalents

Gloss Varnish

AK Interactive · Real Colors - Modern · RC502

#E5E5E5 · L*90.9 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to AK Interactive Gloss Varnish in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Gloss Varnish is an off-white. 16 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Gloss Varnish at ΔE 0.0. 2 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 Gloss Varnish?

Vallejo Gloss Varnish is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Gloss Varnish in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Austrian White Light (ΔE 0.2) and Monument Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White (ΔE 0.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Gloss Varnish?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Gloss Varnish, ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gloss Varnish equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Gloss Varnish Arte Deco 84.154 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A Grey Hobby Paint 28.011 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Vallejo conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Austrian White Light Paint System 67C ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Gun Metal Light Paint System 104C ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Foundry conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Monument

  1. A Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series S21 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. B Bold Titanium White Pro Acrylic Paints 001 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Monument conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Racing white Spray TS-7 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Silver Lacquer Paint LP-11 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Tamiya conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. A The White Pure Pigments PW6 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. E Sun Ray Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 20.6 · far

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Mig

  1. A One Shot Primer - White Primers AMIG2022 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Satin White Acrylics AMIG0047 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full AK Interactive → Mig conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Polished Silver Master Series Paints Core Colors 9054 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Vampiric Mist Master Series Paints Bones 9461 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Plate Silver Next Mr Color Super Metallic SM08 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Silver Acrysion N8 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Valhallan Blizzard Technical ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. B Necron Compound Dry ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Snowflake Colors 21377 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A White Colors 20503 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Titanium White Pure™ Artist Pigment 6386 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Dove Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2382 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Gloss Varnish equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix 224 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Phthalocyanine Blue Green Shade Heavy Body Acrylix 316 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full AK Interactive → Liquitex conversion chart

Gloss Varnish in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #DFDFDF Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 1.3
Arteza #E7E9E8 Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 1.5
Warcolours #EDEDED Transparent White Transparent paints ΔE 1.7
Creature #E7E3E2 Bold Titanium White Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 1.9
Duncan #DCDCDD Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.1
The Army Painter #EFEFEF Speedpaint Medium Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.1
Italeri #EFEEEF Light Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 2.2
Golden #E3DFDE N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 2.2
Humbrol #E5E9EC Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 2.3
Mission Models #DADADA Light Gull Grey FS 16440 ΔE 2.5
Green Stuff World #E0E3E8 Quicksilver Metallic Colors ΔE 2.7
Tom Color #E0E1DC Bianco Neve 6 ΔE 3.0
Revell #F3F2ED White Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.7
Mr. Paint #F8F8F8 Chrome Mr Paint ΔE 4.0
P3 #D7D9E0 Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.4
Acrilex #D2DADC Cinza Paints ΔE 4.6
Coat d'Arms #F0F5EF Tank Light Grey World War II Range ΔE 5.2
Turbo Dork #FFFFFF Pearly Gates ΔE 5.4

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A White Primer Primer (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Metal Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  3. B Satin Varnish Real Colors - Modern ΔE 2.0 · very close
  4. B Flat Varnish Real Colors - Standard ΔE 2.4 · very close
  5. B Gloss Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.7 · very close
  6. B White -1- Figures ΔE 3.4 · very close

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