Paint Equivalents

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard)

AK Interactive · Real Colors - Standard · RC015

#221F18 · L*11.9 a*-0.1 b*5.3

The closest match to AK Interactive Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) in every other range, nearest first.

AK Interactive Gun Metal is a very dark, muted yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Barrel Grey at ΔE 0.9. 13 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 Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard)?

Green Stuff World Barrel Grey is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Black Uniform Base (ΔE 1.6) and Acrilex Preto (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Grey, ΔE 4.4 — a close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Barrel Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
  2. C Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 4.7 · close

Full AK Interactive → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Black Uniform Base TC-0255 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A FS 36081 Dark Gunship Grey TC-0253 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full AK Interactive → Tom Color conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Preto Paints 520 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. E Rústico Paints 896 ΔE 12.9 · far

Full AK Interactive → Acrilex conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Abyssal Black D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Grim Black Speedpaint Set ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full AK Interactive → The Army Painter conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin S163 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Black Acrylics - Satin 85 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Humbrol conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Warm Grey 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 4.1 · close

Full AK Interactive → Warcolours conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Cocoa Acrylic Colors 6498 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Licorice Shiny™ 2715 ΔE 3.5 · close

Full AK Interactive → FolkArt conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Stone Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9311 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. C Muddy Soil Master Series Paints Core Colors 9244 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full AK Interactive → Reaper conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Golden

  1. C Carbon Black Heavy Body 1040 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Bone Black OPEN Acrylics 7010 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full AK Interactive → Golden conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Black Ink Artist Range ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Shadow Black Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.9 · close

Full AK Interactive → Scale75 conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Dryad Bark Air ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Deathshroud Clear Air ΔE 4.2 · close

Full AK Interactive → Citadel conversion chart

Gun Metal (Real Colors - Standard) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full AK Interactive → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Gun Metal in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #1F1E1D RLM66 Black Gray A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 4.0
P3 #2A271A Blindwater Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0
Vallejo #2E2722 Black Grey Model Color ΔE 4.4
Mig #171310 Dark Wash Washes ΔE 4.8
Mr. Paint #2A2014 6k Russian Brown Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 5.0
Monument #2C2D28 Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.1
Foundry #191919 Blackened Barrel Paint System ΔE 5.1
Tamiya #222424 NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 5.4
Liquitex #232325 Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.3
Mission Models #2E2D2D NATO Black ΔE 6.4
Creature #120B0A Brown Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 7.2
Arteza #2E201B Vandyke Brown Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 7.9
Kimera Kolors #2D2A2D Carbon Black Pure Pigments ΔE 8.0
Revell #17181C Black Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.0
Italeri #2D3122 Dark Slate Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.3
Coat d'Arms #000000 Black Military Range ΔE 8.6
Duncan #3C3936 Doom Death Black Wave 1 ΔE 8.8
Turbo Dork #5D6164 Black Ice ΔE 22.7

Nearest colours inside AK Interactive

  1. A Grey (fs 36081) Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Nato Black RAL 9021-f9 Real Colors - AFV ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  3. B Rubber Black Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.8 · very close
  4. B Umber / British Uniform Shadow -35- Figures ΔE 2.9 · very close
  5. B RLM 73 Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
  6. B Black Uniform Base Figures ΔE 3.2 · very close

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