Incubus Purple
Duncan · Wave 3
#6A696C · L*44.6 a*1.0 b*-1.5
The closest match to Duncan Incubus Purple in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Incubus Purple is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Steel Gray at ΔE 1.2. 8 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 Incubus Purple?
FolkArt Steel Gray is the closest equivalent to Duncan Incubus Purple in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mig Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray (ΔE 1.3) and The Army Painter Plate Mail Metal (ΔE 1.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Incubus Purple?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Camouflage Gray, ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Incubus Purple Shop FolkArt Steel Gray (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Incubus Purple equivalent in FolkArt
- A Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2932 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Classic French Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics Classic French Gray ΔE 2.3 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Mig
- A Fs 36122 NeutRAL Gray Acrylics AMIG0239 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- B One Shot Primer - Grey Primers AMIG2024 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Dungeon Grey Warpaints WP1418 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Vallejo
- A Camouflage Gray Model Air 71.280 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Gray Violet Model Air 71.128 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Scale75
- B Winter Grey Warfront Range ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Primer Surface Gray Primers ΔE 2.9 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Raf Dark Sea Grey Bs381c/638 Air (3rd Gen) AK11851 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Rlm 75 Air (3rd Gen) AK11826 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Foundry
- B Gun Metal Shade Paint System 104A ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Soviet Winter Green Paint System 96B ΔE 2.8 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Tom Color
- B Bs381c:638 Grey TC-0143 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C FS 36152 TC-0034 ΔE 4.5 · close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Misty White Colors 20782 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Lilac Dust Colors 20559 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Incubus Purple equivalent in Golden
- B N5 Neutral Gray OPEN Acrylics 7445 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1445 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B RLM75 Gray Aqueous Hobby Color H69 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color H306 ΔE 3.7 · close
Incubus Purple equivalent in Mission Models
- B Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Incubus Purple in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #727071 | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 3.0 |
| Humbrol | #6E6D75 | Extra Dark Sea Grey Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 3.2 |
| Mr. Paint | #686765 | Camouflage Grey FS36170 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.2 |
| Reaper | #707070 | Cloudy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Citadel | #66656E | Warpfiend Grey Layer | ΔE 3.6 |
| Revell | #5E6369 | Gunship Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 4.5 |
| Warcolours | #747474 | Metallic Pewter Metallic paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Italeri | #6C6A65 | Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 6.1 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #646B64 | Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 7.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 8.6 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 11.0 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 11.5 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- A Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Dungeon Stone Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Plate Armour Wave 1 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Death Metal Wave 3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Cold Corpse Blue Wave 1 ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 8.9 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot