Dwarven Iron
Duncan · Wave 2
#898884 · L*56.7 a*-0.4 b*2.3
The closest match to Duncan Dwarven Iron in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Dwarven Iron is a mid grey. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Silver Sterling at ΔE 0.5. 10 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Duncan Dwarven Iron?
FolkArt Silver Sterling is the closest equivalent to Duncan Dwarven Iron in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Polished Silver (ΔE 0.7) and Mr. Paint Duraluminium (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Dwarven Iron?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Light Rubber, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Dwarven Iron Shop FolkArt Silver Sterling Shop FolkArt Metallics set
Dwarven Iron equivalent in FolkArt
- A Silver Sterling Metallics 662 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- B Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Polished Silver Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Primer CP3008 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Duraluminium Mr Paint MRP-008 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Reaper
- A Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9206 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Weathered Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9087 ΔE 3.7 · close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Scale75
- A Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Vallejo
- B Light Rubber Panzer Aces 70.305 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Magnesium Metal Color 77.711 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Warcolours
- B Transparent Warm Grey Transparent paints ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Steingrau-stone Grey RAL 7030 10ml Real Colors - Air RC213 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Citadel
- B Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.6 · close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 6.4 · similar
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Mission Models
- B Transparent Smoke MMP-170 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 3.6 · close
Dwarven Iron equivalent in Italeri
- B Aluminium Acrylic Paint 4677AP ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint 4313AP ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dwarven Iron in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 3.4 |
| Revell | #909088 | Stone Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.5 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 3.7 |
| Tom Color | #848A8A | FS 36270 | ΔE 3.8 |
| Foundry | #919191 | Armour Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.9 |
| P3 | #8D8581 | Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mig | #7C7E7B | RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mr. Hobby | #8B8E92 | IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color | ΔE 5.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 5.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #838270 | Faded Khaki World War II Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.3 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.4 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 11.2 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- C Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Blue Steel Wave 3 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Griffon Claw Wave 1 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 8.9 · similar
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