Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics)
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The closest match to Humbrol Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Aluminium is a light grey. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Scale75 Primer Surface White, ΔE 0.6. 6 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 Humbrol Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics)?
Scale75 Primer Surface White is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Ghost Grey (ΔE 2.1) and Citadel Runefang Steel (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Ghost Grey, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Aluminium Shop Scale75 Primer Surface White
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Scale75
- A Primer Surface White Primers ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 3.5 · close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Ghost Grey Game Color 72.046 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Grey Mecha Color 70.641 ΔE 4.0 · close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Citadel
- B Runefang Steel Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Ghostly Grey Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3 · very close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Mica silver Lacquer Paint LP-72 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Bare-metal silver Aircraft Spray AS-12 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Armour Paint System 35B ΔE 3.8 · close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Reaper
- B Sparkling Snow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9689 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Foggy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9316 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Tin Star ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Silver Fox ΔE 6.2 · similar
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Acrilex
- B Cinza Paints 933 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Lilás Bebê Paints 809 ΔE 8.3 · similar
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in P3
- B Cold Steel Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Highlight Skin Tone TC-0305 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D RAL 7035 TC-0092 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Light Gray Mr Paint MRP-402 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Blue - Gray Mr Paint MRP-405 ΔE 3.8 · close
Aluminium (Acrylics - Metallics) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Elephant Gray Colors 4470E ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Real Navy Gloss™ 20353 ΔE 4.0 · close
Aluminium in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #D0D0D2 | Brigade Grey Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 3.4 |
| Revell | #C4CACA | Light Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 3.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #D3D3D4 | Shine Silver Mr Color | ΔE 3.7 |
| FolkArt | #CDCFCE | Licorice Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 3.8 |
| AK Interactive | #D0D0D0 | Aluminium Chipping AFV | ΔE 3.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D5D9E4 | Silver Military Range | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mig | #D3D3D3 | Cold Gray Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #CCCCCC | Primer Grey Matt Surface | ΔE 4.0 |
| Golden | #CAD3E2 | Zinc White Heavy Body | ΔE 4.0 |
| Warcolours | #C9C9C9 | Metallic White Metallic paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mission Models | #D9D9D9 | Grey Primer Primer | ΔE 4.4 |
| Duncan | #DCDCDD | Matt Varnish Wave 3 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Italeri | #C5CECB | Silver Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.1 |
| Liquitex | #DFDFDF | Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #E4E4E4 | The White Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.0 |
| Monument | #E6E6E6 | Matt Cexwish Heavy Titanium White Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.3 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.4 |
| Arteza | #B2C1D3 | Cold Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Aluminium Aerosol Sprays ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Light Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Silver Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Silver Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Chrome Silver Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Chrome Silver Aerosol Sprays ΔE 5.9 · similar
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