Gunmetal
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Metallics · 53
#2A2A2A · L*17.1 a*0.0 b*0.0
The closest match to Humbrol Gunmetal in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Gunmetal is a dark grey. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey at ΔE 0.3. 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 Gunmetal?
AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Gunmetal in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Inktense Black (ΔE 0.3) and The Army Painter Death Metal (ΔE 0.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Gunmetal?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Black Thick Mud, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Gunmetal Shop AK Interactive Amt-12 Dark Grey (Air) Shop AK Interactive Air set
Gunmetal equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Amt-12 Dark Grey Air AK2246 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Black Grey AFV AK4008 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
Gunmetal equivalent in Scale75
- A Inktense Black Inktensity Range ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Black Scale Color Range ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
Gunmetal equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Death Metal Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Gravelord Grey Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Gunmetal equivalent in Golden
- A Bone Black Fluid 2010 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Mars Black Heavy Body 1200 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Gunmetal equivalent in Mission Models
- A NATO Black MMP-035 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- B Japanese Q1 Anti Glare Blue Black Cowl WWII MMP-108 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gunmetal equivalent in Tom Color
- A Black Uniform Shadow TC-0234 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Nato Black TC-0200 ΔE 3.6 · close
Gunmetal equivalent in Vallejo
- A Black Thick Mud Weathering FX 73.812 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Hospitallier Black Xpress Color Intense 72.484 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Gunmetal equivalent in FolkArt
- A Gilded Oak Acrylic Colors 2495 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Regal Red Metallics 657 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Gunmetal equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Deep Black Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Primer Black Gloss Surface ΔE 3.2 · very close
Gunmetal equivalent in Reaper
- A Besmara Black Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89546 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Steel Wash Master Series Paints Core Colors Wash 9312 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Gunmetal equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Pavement Colors 21490 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Camouflage Colors 21344 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Gunmetal equivalent in Warcolours
- A Transparent Black Transparent paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- C Metallic Black Metallic paints ΔE 4.2 · close
Gunmetal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #232324 | Black Legion Contrast | ΔE 2.3 |
| Tamiya | #222424 | NATO black Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 2.4 |
| Foundry | #323232 | Blackened Barrel Light Paint System | ΔE 2.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #323232 | MS Red Gundam Color Spray | ΔE 2.5 |
| Creature | #292D2F | Dark Neutral Grey Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 2.6 |
| Liquitex | #232325 | Mars Black Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.6 |
| Monument | #25292C | Dark Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 2.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #2C2829 | Chipping Dark Brown Matt Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mig | #323335 | Dunkelgrau Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 3.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #2D2A2D | Carbon Black Pure Pigments | ΔE 3.2 |
| P3 | #2A2524 | Asheth Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 3.5 |
| Revell | #2E2F34 | Anthracite Grey Email Color - Matt | ΔE 3.7 |
| Duncan | #3C3936 | Doom Death Black Wave 1 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Acrilex | #1E1B17 | Preto Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Italeri | #2F3739 | Gun Metal Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Arteza | #3B3A40 | Payne's Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #3B413F | Angel Green Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #5D6164 | Black Ice | ΔE 18.4 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B White Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Black Satin Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Black Matt Aerosol Sprays ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Dark Green Aerosol Sprays - Satin ΔE 7.1 · similar
- D Black Acrylics - Satin ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Matt Tank Grey Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.5 · similar
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