Gloss Varnish
Duncan · Wave 3
#A5A5A4 · L*67.7 a*-0.2 b*0.5
The closest match to Duncan Gloss Varnish in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Gloss Varnish is a light grey. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Warcolours Cool Grey 2 at ΔE 0.6. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Duncan Gloss Varnish?
Warcolours Cool Grey 2 is the closest equivalent to Duncan Gloss Varnish in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Duraluminium (ΔE 0.6) and Mig Crystal Glass (ΔE 0.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Gloss Varnish?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Duraluminium, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Gloss Varnish Shop Warcolours Cool Grey 2 Shop Warcolours Layer paints set
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Warcolours
- A Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 4.4 · close
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Vallejo
- A Duraluminium Metal Color 77.702 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Pale Burnt Metal Metal Color 77.704 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Mig
- A Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- C Stone Grey Acrylics AMIG0075 ΔE 3.8 · close
Gloss Varnish equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dunkelgrau Shine AFV AK166 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Raf Sky Grey / Fs 26373 – 10ml Real Colors - WWII RC285 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Aluminium Mr Metal Color 218 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Chrome Silver Mr Metal Color 211 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Gloss Varnish equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Shining Silver Warpaints Air ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Brush-On Primer Warpaints Primer WP1472 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Reaper
- A Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89550 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Citadel
- B Grey Seer Base ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 2.5 · very close
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.0 · very close
- D Gunmetal Grey Metallic Colors ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gloss Varnish equivalent in FolkArt
- B Sawgrass Acrylic Colors 2490 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Burgundy Acrylic Colors 957 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Foundry
- B Gun Metal Paint System 104B ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 6.0 · similar
Gloss Varnish equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix 236 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix 238 ΔE 13.2 · far
Gloss Varnish in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #A3A9A9 | Light Gray SU-27 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.1 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Tom Color | #A6ABAE | Ship Grey | ΔE 3.3 |
| Revell | #9DA2A6 | Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.4 |
| Scale75 | #9C9DA1 | Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mission Models | #B5B4B2 | Chrome | ΔE 4.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #95999A | Timeless Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #BBB7B6 | N7 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 6.1 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tamiya | #B3AAAE | Smoke Spray | ΔE 6.1 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 10.6 |
| Acrilex | #B3BEAE | Areia Lunar Paints | ΔE 10.9 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Aztec Turquoise Wash Wave 3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Bone Wash Wave 3 ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 9.6 · similar
- D Griffon Claw Wave 1 ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Blue Steel Wave 3 ΔE 10.9 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot