Paint Equivalents

Cold Gray

Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0119

#D3D3D3 · L*84.6 a*0.0 b*0.0

The closest match to Mig Cold Gray in every other range, nearest first.

Mig Cold Gray is a light grey. 13 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Silver & Metal Midtones at ΔE 0.2. 3 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 Mig Cold Gray?

AK Interactive Silver & Metal Midtones is the closest equivalent to Mig Cold Gray in any other range, at ΔE 0.2 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Shine Silver (ΔE 0.6) and The Army Painter Spaceship Exterior (ΔE 0.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Cold Gray?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Gunmetal, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Cold Gray equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Silver & Metal Midtones Figures AK3035 ΔE 0.2 · indistinguishable
  2. A Glaze Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11233 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable

Full Mig → AK Interactive conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Shine Silver Mr Color 90 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. A Super Chrome Silver 2 Mr Color Super Metallic 2 SM206 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Mig → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Spaceship Exterior Warpaints WP1454 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Brigade Grey Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Mig → The Army Painter conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Foggy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9316 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Misty Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9090 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect

Full Mig → Reaper conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Silver Anniversary Metallics 506 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Sterling Silver Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics Sterling Silver. ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Mig → FolkArt conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Speed Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Odorless Thinner Soil Works ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Mig → Scale75 conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Silver Aerosol Sprays S11 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Light Grey Acrylics - Matt 64 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Mig → Humbrol conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Armour Paint System 35B ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Armour Light Paint System 35C ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mig → Foundry conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Grey Primer Primer MMS-003 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Light Gull Grey FS 16440 MMP-069 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Mig → Mission Models conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Wrack White Dry ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Necron Compound Dry ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mig → Citadel conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Dark Gunmetal Game Color 72.054 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Matt Varnish Arte Deco 84.155 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mig → Vallejo conversion chart

Cold Gray equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Primer Grey Matt Surface ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Quicksilver Metallic Colors ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mig → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Cold Gray in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tamiya #CCCCCC Flat aluminum Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 1.7
Duncan #DCDCDD Matt Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 2.2
Warcolours #C9C9C9 Metallic White Metallic paints ΔE 2.4
Liquitex #DFDFDF Hooker’s Green Hue Permanent Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.8
Apple Barrel #DEDCDF Mountain Blue Colors ΔE 3.1
Golden #E3DFDE N8 Neutral Gray Heavy Body ΔE 3.5
Creature #DADBD5 Metallic Medium Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 3.7
Tom Color #C5C7C4 RAL 7035 ΔE 3.7
P3 #D7D9E0 Quick Silver Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.8
Revell #C4CACA Light Grey Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.9
Acrilex #D2DADC Cinza Paints ΔE 3.9
Kimera Kolors #E4E4E4 The White Pure Pigments ΔE 3.9
Monument #D3D4CC Metallic Medium Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.2
Turbo Dork #CFC9C2 Sparkle Motion ΔE 4.6
Coat d'Arms #CED7D4 Elven Grey Fantasy Range ΔE 4.8
Arteza #E7E9E8 Silver Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.0
Italeri #C5CECB Silver Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.1
Mr. Paint #C0C1BB Light Grey Mr Paint ΔE 5.7

Nearest colours inside Mig

  1. B Light Brown-gray Acrylics ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C One Shot Primer - White Primers ΔE 3.9 · close
  3. C Satin White Acrylics ΔE 4.7 · close
  4. D Fs 36622 Gray Acrylics ΔE 7.6 · similar
  5. D RLM 65 Hellblau Acrylics ΔE 8.1 · similar
  6. D Stone Grey Acrylics ΔE 8.4 · similar

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