Platinum
FolkArt · Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics · 6301
#888888 · L*56.7 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to FolkArt Platinum in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Platinum is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml at ΔE 0.0. 9 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 FolkArt Platinum?
AK Interactive Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Platinum in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Exhaust Soot (ΔE 0.4) and Citadel Leadbelcher (ΔE 0.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Platinum?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Magnesium, ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Platinum Shop AK Interactive Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - Air set
Platinum equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Aggressor Grey Fs 36251 10ml Real Colors - Air RC248 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Platinum equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- B Light Grey FS36293 Mr Paint MRP-279 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Platinum equivalent in Citadel
- A Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Platinum equivalent in Vallejo
- A Magnesium Metal Color 77.711 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Steel Mecha Color 69.063 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
Platinum equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Primer CP3008 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Platinum 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 3.9 · close
Platinum equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 4.8 · close
Platinum equivalent in Mission Models
- A Dark Aluminum MMM-007 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 MMP-073 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Platinum equivalent in Warcolours
- B Cool Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Grey Paints for undercoating ΔE 2.2 · very close
Platinum equivalent in Duncan
- B Dwarven Iron Wave 2 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Mythril Blade Wave 1 ΔE 3.7 · close
Platinum equivalent in Golden
- B N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 4.6 · close
Platinum equivalent in Scale75
- B Rainy Gray Scale Color Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Graphite Scale Color Range ΔE 3.2 · very close
Platinum in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #8A8E91 | Haze Grey Usn WW2 | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #8B8E92 | IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color | ΔE 3.1 |
| Foundry | #919191 | Armour Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mig | #7F8487 | Fs 36293 Acrylics | ΔE 3.2 |
| P3 | #8D8581 | Drake Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.5 |
| Italeri | #898C85 | Aluminium Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.6 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 5.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 5.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.3 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 7.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #838270 | Faded Khaki World War II Range | ΔE 9.1 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 12.8 |
| Creature | #AC9C83 | White Gold Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.6 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- B Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Silver Sterling Metallics ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Winter White Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.8 · similar
- D Dutch Aqua Acrylic Colors ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Italian Sage Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.3 · similar
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