Gun Metal
Humbrol · Humbrol Aerosol Sprays · S53
#2A2B1B · L*17.0 a*-3.8 b*10.3
The closest match to Humbrol Gun Metal in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Gun Metal is a very dark, muted yellow. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Grün – Green RAL 6007 at ΔE 0.9. 19 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 Humbrol Gun Metal?
AK Interactive Grün – Green RAL 6007 is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Gun Metal in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color A-24m (ΔE 1.5) and Italeri Dark Slate Grey (ΔE 2.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Gun Metal?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Extra Dark Green, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Gun Metal Shop AK Interactive Grün – Green RAL 6007 Shop AK Interactive Real Colors - WWII set
Gun Metal equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Grün – Green RAL 6007 Real Colors - WWII RC049 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Dark Blue Green / Green Uniform Shadows -41- Figures AK3116 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
Gun Metal equivalent in Tom Color
- A A-24m TC-0219 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B USAF WW2 Pilot Uniform Shadow TC-0238 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Gun Metal equivalent in Italeri
- B Dark Slate Grey Acrylic Paint 4311AP ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Olive Drab Ana 613 Acrylic Paint 4842AP ΔE 8.3 · similar
Gun Metal equivalent in Golden
- B Raw Umber SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6740 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Sap Green Hue Fluid 2440 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Gun Metal equivalent in Vallejo
- B Extra Dark Green Model Color 70.896 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Camouflage Dark Green Model Color 70.979 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gun Metal equivalent in P3
- B Blindwater Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Cryx Green Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.9 · close
Gun Metal equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Nato Green Mr Paint MRP-078 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Olive Drab FS34087 Mr Paint MRP-234 ΔE 4.1 · close
Gun Metal equivalent in Scale75
- C Ss Camo Top Shadows Warfront Range ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Ss Camo Dark Green Warfront Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
Gun Metal equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Military Green Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Overlord Olive Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.6 · close
Gun Metal equivalent in Mig
- C Olive Drab Shadow Acrylics AMIG0924 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D RLM 70 Schwartzgrün Acrylics AMIG0232 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Gun Metal equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Military Shade Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Magnolia Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 4.3 · close
Gun Metal equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Olive Drab Shadow Mr Color Modulation Set CMC03 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Olive Drab 2 Mr Color Modulation Set C38 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Gun Metal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #373A22 | Typhus Corrosion Technical | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mission Models | #2B302A | US Dark Green FS 34079 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Monument | #2C2D28 | Black Brown Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Apple Barrel | #3A3C24 | Mossy Green Gloss™ | ΔE 6.1 |
| Foundry | #1E2A20 | Russian Green Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.5 |
| Creature | #233124 | Dark Camo Green Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Liquitex | #2B3211 | Sap Green Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.0 |
| Reaper | #2A2400 | Swamp Green Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #42412F | Dark Earth Brushscape Range | ΔE 7.3 |
| Revell | #424335 | Olive Yellow Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.9 |
| Warcolours | #262624 | Transparent Black Transparent paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| FolkArt | #2E2E2C | Licorice Acrylic Colors | ΔE 8.0 |
| Tamiya | #29330E | Khaki drab Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 8.4 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 9.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 12.8 |
| Arteza | #455032 | Olive Green Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 13.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 21.4 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D Dark Green Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Gunmetal Acrylics - Metallics ΔE 9.3 · similar
- D White Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 9.6 · similar
- E Black Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 11.0 · far
- E Black Acrylics - Satin ΔE 11.3 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot