Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors)
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 2561
#6E6B64 · L*45.3 a*-0.2 b*4.3
The closest match to FolkArt Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Steel Gray is a mid grey. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Italeri Grauviolett RLM 75 at ΔE 1.2. 12 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 FolkArt Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors)?
Italeri Grauviolett RLM 75 is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Stonewall Grey (ΔE 1.6) and Tom Color Medium Sea Grey (ΔE 2.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Stonewall Grey, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Steel Gray Shop Italeri Grauviolett RLM 75 Shop Italeri Acrylic Paint set
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Italeri
- A Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint 4785AP ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Steel Acrylic Paint 4679AP ΔE 6.8 · similar
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Stonewall Grey Game Air 76.049 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Neutral Grey Arte Deco 85.100 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Medium Sea Grey TC-0122 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B NeutRAL Grey 43 Versão 1 TC-0171 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Medium Sea Grey Air AK2013 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- A English Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11020 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Duncan
- B Death Metal Wave 3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Wizard Grey Wave 1 ΔE 4.7 · close
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Citadel
- B Iron Warriors Base ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Stormvermin Fur Layer ΔE 3.6 · close
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix 599 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- E Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 530 ΔE 16.2 · far
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Plate Mail Metal Warpaints Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Cultist Robe Warpaints WP1414 ΔE 4.0 · close
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Foundry
- B American Green Paint System 93B ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Gun Metal Shade Paint System 104A ΔE 5.1 · similar
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Dark Gray (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H83 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color 602 ΔE 3.6 · close
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Warm Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Metallic Pewter Metallic paints ΔE 5.3 · similar
Steel Gray (Acrylic Colors) equivalent in Mission Models
- B Have Glass Grey FS36170 MMP-083 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Duraluminum MMM-005 ΔE 7.2 · similar
Steel Gray in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #676964 | Titanium Mr Paint | ΔE 3.0 |
| Golden | #6F6B6A | N5 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 3.8 |
| Reaper | #64615C | Shadowed Stone Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mig | #6B6B6B | One Shot Primer - Grey Primers | ΔE 4.0 |
| Revell | #6C706F | Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.8 |
| Scale75 | #646464 | Primer Surface Gray Primers | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tamiya | #727071 | Metallic gray Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #646B64 | Black Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 5.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #766B59 | Andalusian Earth Wash Ink | ΔE 5.7 |
| P3 | #5F6156 | Pyg Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Apple Barrel | #716F72 | Misty White Colors | ΔE 6.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #757973 | Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #5E5E5E | Neutral Grey Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Humbrol | #585954 | Sea Grey Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 7.4 |
| Acrilex | #575959 | Grafite Paints | ΔE 8.1 |
| Creature | #484D51 | Dark Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.2 |
| Arteza | #464C51 | Pearl Space Grey Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 13.9 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- C Gunmetal Gray Metallics ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Pewter Metallics ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Nickel Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Taupe Metallics ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Parchment Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Steel Gray Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 7.0 · similar
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