Plate Armour
Duncan · Wave 1
#787979 · L*50.7 a*-0.4 b*-0.1
The closest match to Duncan Plate Armour in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Plate Armour is a mid grey. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being P3 Pig Iron at ΔE 0.6. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Duncan Plate Armour?
P3 Pig Iron is the closest equivalent to Duncan Plate Armour in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Jet Exhaust (ΔE 0.6) and Warcolours Transparent Cool Grey (ΔE 0.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Plate Armour?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Jet Exhaust, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Plate Armour Shop P3 Pig Iron Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set
Plate Armour equivalent in P3
- A Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Plate Armour equivalent in Vallejo
- A Jet Exhaust Metal Color 77.713 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Steel Metal Color 77.712 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Plate Armour equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Plate Armour equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dark Aluminium Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11208 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Staubgrau-dusty Grey RAL 7037 10ml Real Colors - Air RC215 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Plate Armour equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 3.4 · very close
Plate Armour equivalent in Reaper
- A Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Gozreh Gray Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89545 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Plate Armour equivalent in Tamiya
- A Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Light gun metal Spray TS-42 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Plate Armour equivalent in Citadel
- A Astrogranite Technical ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Codex Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
Plate Armour equivalent in Foundry
- A Slate Grey Light Paint System 32C ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 5.0 · similar
Plate Armour equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A BBS Silver Mr Paint - Car MRP-C017 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Chrome Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A011 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Plate Armour equivalent in Italeri
- B Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint 4854AP ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Medium Gray Acrylic Paint 4746AP ΔE 3.2 · very close
Plate Armour equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Brush-On Primer Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Gun Metal Warpaints WP1131 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Plate Armour in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mig | #7C7E7B | RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics | ΔE 2.7 |
| Tom Color | #7B7F7E | RAL 7042 Trafic Grey | ΔE 2.8 |
| FolkArt | #7D7875 | Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.4 |
| Revell | #757A80 | Steel Email Color - Metallic | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6E7173 | Gray Fs36270 Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 3.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 4.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 4.2 |
| Scale75 | #6E6E70 | Winter Grey Warfront Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mission Models | #6F7075 | Duraluminum | ΔE 4.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 5.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 6.1 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #837876 | Ninjon Red Grey Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.8 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 12.3 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 16.7 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- B Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Incubus Purple Wave 3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Rodent Grey Wave 2 ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Blue Steel Wave 3 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot