Steel
Italeri · Italeri Acrylic Paint · 4679AP
#7B7C74 · L*51.7 a*-1.9 b*4.2
The closest match to Italeri Steel in every other range, nearest first.
Italeri Steel is a mid grey. Nothing matches it exactly. The nearest is Kimera Kolors Iron Hue at ΔE 2.2 — very close. 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 Italeri Steel?
Kimera Kolors Iron Hue is the closest equivalent to Italeri Steel in any other range, at ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Field Grey (ΔE 2.2) and Revell Light Olive (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Italeri Steel?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Grey RLM02, ΔE 2.8 — a very close substitute. The full Italeri to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Italeri Steel Shop Kimera Kolors Iron Hue
Steel equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Iron Hue Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 8.1 · similar
Steel equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Field Grey Warpaints WP1481 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Lich Skin D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.8 · very close
Steel equivalent in Revell
- B Light Olive Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Mouse Grey Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.1 · similar
Steel equivalent in Tom Color
- B Ana 621 Dark Dull Grey TC-0169 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C RAL 7042 Trafic Grey TC-0087 ΔE 4.0 · close
Steel equivalent in Mig
- B RLM 75 Grauviolett Acrylics AMIG0254 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Grey Brown Amt-1 Acrylics AMIG0252 ΔE 4.3 · close
Steel equivalent in AK Interactive
- B B20 Light Grey Naval AK5045 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Dark Sea Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11015 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Steel equivalent in Vallejo
- B Grey RLM02 Model Air 71.044 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Industrial Splash Mud Weathering FX 73.803 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Steel equivalent in Foundry
- C American Green Light Paint System 93C ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Granite Light Paint System 31C ΔE 4.8 · close
Steel equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C U.S. Medium Mod. Gray FS36251 Mr Paint MRP-094 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Duraluminium Mr Paint MRP-008 ΔE 4.2 · close
Steel equivalent in Reaper
- C Stone Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9086 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Shadowed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9052 ΔE 4.6 · close
Steel equivalent in Tamiya
- C Light gun metal Lacquer Paint LP-20 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Medium gray Aircraft Spray AS-28 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Steel equivalent in Warcolours
- C Warm Grey 3 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Transparent Cool Grey Transparent paints ΔE 4.7 · close
Steel in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #767675 | Astrogranite Technical | ΔE 4.5 |
| FolkArt | #838280 | Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Duncan | #7D7F7F | Mythril Blade Wave 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| P3 | #797979 | Pig Iron Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6D746D | Armour Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #787878 | Grey Mist Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #818779 | Neutral Haze Grey US Navy (WWII/Post) | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6E706D | IJN Hull Color/Sasebo Mr Color | ΔE 5.4 |
| Scale75 | #8B8C87 | Graphite Scale Color Range | ΔE 6.2 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #868F8A | Granite Gray Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| Humbrol | #827773 | Dark Camouflage Grey Satin Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 7.8 |
| Golden | #848589 | N5 Neutral Gray High Flow | ΔE 7.8 |
| Liquitex | #6F685E | Neutral Gray 5 Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.5 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 12.2 |
| Acrilex | #6A6F46 | Verde Oliva Paints | ΔE 13.7 |
| Creature | #967E51 | Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 15.2 |
Nearest colours inside Italeri
- D Flat Ocean Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Aluminium Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Medium Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Grauviolett RLM 75 Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Dark Gray Acrylic Paint ΔE 8.4 · similar
- D Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.4 · similar
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