Dark Aluminum
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The closest match to Mission Models Dark Aluminum in every other range, nearest first.
Mission Models Dark Aluminum is a mid grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Steel at ΔE 1.1. 8 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 Mission Models Dark Aluminum?
Vallejo Steel is the closest equivalent to Mission Models Dark Aluminum in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Moonstone Grey (ΔE 1.2) and The Army Painter Fairy Dust (ΔE 1.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mission Models Dark Aluminum?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Steel, ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mission Models to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mission Models Dark Aluminum Shop Vallejo Steel (Mecha Color) Shop Vallejo Mecha Color set
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Vallejo
- A Steel Mecha Color 69.063 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Light Grey Model Color 70.990 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Moonstone Grey Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Anthrax Metal Metallic Colors ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Aluminum equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Fairy Dust Warpaints Air ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- A Shining Silver Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Exhaust Soot Mr Paint MRP-180 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Light Grey FS36293 Mr Paint MRP-279 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Citadel
- A Boltgun Metal Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Leadbelcher Spray ΔE 2.2 · very close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Raf Dark Camouflage Grey Bs381c/629 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC300 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Medium Grey Fs 36270 Air (3rd Gen) AK11886 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in FolkArt
- A Platinum Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics 6301 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Orchid Blush Acrylic Colors 4623 ΔE 4.0 · close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A IJN Hull Color/Kure Mr Color 601 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Dark Gray (1) Mr Color 31 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Tom Color
- B Haze Grey Usn WW2 TC-0176 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C FS 36270 TC-0031 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Foundry
- B Armour Shade Paint System 35A ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 2.6 · very close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Reaper
- B Tarnished Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9206 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Rainy Grey Master Series Paints Core Colors 9038 ΔE 3.5 · close
Dark Aluminum equivalent in Golden
- B N5 Neutral Gray High Flow 8533 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body 1446 ΔE 3.8 · close
Dark Aluminum in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #959496 | Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 | ΔE 3.2 |
| Warcolours | #828282 | Cool Grey 3 Layer paints | ΔE 3.5 |
| Scale75 | #8B8683 | Rainy Gray Scale Color Range | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mig | #7F8487 | Fs 36293 Acrylics | ΔE 3.9 |
| Arteza | #928E95 | Gray Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Revell | #889093 | Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Tamiya | #8F918C | Smoke Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.7 |
| Monument | #8D857E | Matt Cexwish Bone Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.9 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #788388 | Silver Grey Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.3 |
| Liquitex | #9C9E9D | Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #757E82 | Six Shooter | ΔE 7.0 |
| Coat d'Arms | #917F75 | Gun Metal Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.8 |
| Acrilex | #978FAC | Violeta Gris Paints | ΔE 12.7 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside Mission Models
- B Light Ghost Grey FS 36375 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Transparent Smoke ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Medium Grey FS 36270 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Dark Gull Grey FS 36231 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D White Aluminum ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D British Light Silver Grey RAL 7001 ΔE 7.6 · similar
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