Natural Steel
AK Interactive · Metallic (3rd Gen) · AK11210
#A7A6A1 · L*68.1 a*-0.6 b*2.7
The closest match to AK Interactive Natural Steel in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Natural Steel is a light grey. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Sawgrass at ΔE 0.0. 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Natural Steel?
FolkArt Sawgrass is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Natural Steel in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Skull Linen Dip (ΔE 1.6) and The Army Painter Shining Silver (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Natural Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Gull Gray, ΔE 2.3 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Natural Steel equivalent in FolkArt
- A Sawgrass Acrylic Colors 2490 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- A Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Natural Steel equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- D Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
Natural Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Shining Silver Warpaints Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Primer WP1472 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Natural Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Aircraft Grey Bs627 Mr Paint MRP-374 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Light Gull Grey FS36440 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A084 ΔE 3.5 · close
Natural Steel equivalent in Duncan
- B Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Natural Steel equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Gray (1) Aqueous Hobby Color H82 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Natural Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- B Light Gull Gray Model Air 71.121 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Duraluminium Metal Color 77.702 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Natural Steel equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Dolphin Grey Gloss™ 20624 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21983E ΔE 5.6 · similar
Natural Steel equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Warm Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
Natural Steel equivalent in Mig
- B Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 4.4 · close
Natural Steel equivalent in Tom Color
- B Ana 620 Light Gull Grey TC-0173 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Raf Light Aircraft Grey TC-0117 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Natural Steel equivalent in Monument
- B Bright Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints 045 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Silver Pro Acrylic Paints 025 ΔE 4.0 · close
Natural Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #9F9F9F | Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 3.4 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.5 |
| Citadel | #9D9D9D | Astrogranite Debris Technical | ΔE 3.8 |
| Foundry | #9D9E9F | Gun Metal Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mission Models | #B5B4B2 | Chrome | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #9DA2A6 | Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #BBB7B4 | Miskatonic Grey Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.9 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #B3A998 | Devout White Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #B9BCB5 | Bright Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.3 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.0 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.1 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 9.3 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Dunkelgrau Shine AFV ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Aluminium Real Colors - Modern ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Raf Sky Grey / Fs 26373 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Raf Light Aircraft Grey Bs381c/627 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Raf Sky Grey Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Light Gull Grey Fs 16440 Air (3rd Gen) ΔE 3.2 · very close
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