Chrome Silver
Mr. Hobby · Mr Metal Color · 211
#A4A4A5 · L*67.4 a*0.2 b*-0.5
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Chrome Silver in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Chrome Silver is a light grey. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Duraluminium at ΔE 0.6. 9 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 Mr. Hobby Chrome Silver?
Vallejo Duraluminium is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Chrome Silver in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Cool Grey 2 (ΔE 0.6) and Mig Crystal Glass (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Chrome Silver?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Duraluminium, ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Chrome Silver equivalent in Vallejo
- A Duraluminium Metal Color 77.702 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Stone Wall Grey Game Air 72.749 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
Chrome Silver equivalent in Warcolours
- A Cool Grey 2 Layer paints ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- C Metallic Silver Metallic paints ΔE 4.1 · close
Chrome Silver equivalent in Mig
- A Crystal Glass Acrylics AMIG0094 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Grey Shine Acrylics AMIG0911 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Chrome Silver equivalent in Duncan
- A Gloss Varnish Wave 3 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Carcharodon Grey Wave 1 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Chrome Silver equivalent in Citadel
- A Grey Seer Base ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Astrogranite Debris Technical ΔE 2.2 · very close
Chrome Silver equivalent in Reaper
- A Crusader Silver Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89550 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Honed Steel Master Series Paints Core Colors 9053 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Chrome Silver equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Dunkelgrau Shine AFV AK166 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Crackle Medium Auxiliary (3rd Gen) AK11236 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Chrome Silver equivalent in Foundry
- A Gun Metal Paint System 104B ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Arctic Grey Shade Paint System 33A ΔE 5.7 · similar
Chrome Silver equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Mithril Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Shining Silver Warpaints Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
Chrome Silver equivalent in Revell
- B Silver Email Color - Metallic ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Light Grey (USAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8 · very close
Chrome Silver equivalent in Liquitex
- B Iridescent Bright Silver Heavy Body Acrylix 236 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- E Iridescent White Heavy Body Acrylix 238 ΔE 13.8 · far
Chrome Silver equivalent in Scale75
- B Heavy Metal Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Spectral Wolf Instant Colors Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
Chrome Silver in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #A2A19D | Skull Linen Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 2.9 |
| Tom Color | #9BA0A4 | Silver Grey | ΔE 3.0 |
| FolkArt | #A8AAA7 | Burgundy Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #999EA2 | Light Grey FS36373 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.4 |
| Monument | #9A9E9D | Silver Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.4 |
| Arteza | #ACABB1 | Silver Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mission Models | #9B9EA5 | White Aluminum | ΔE 3.7 |
| Humbrol | #999CA3 | Grey Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.1 |
| Apple Barrel | #99979A | Pure Silver Colors | ΔE 4.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B2A7A5 | Mid Grey Military Range | ΔE 5.4 |
| Tamiya | #B3AAAE | Smoke Spray | ΔE 5.5 |
| Golden | #979392 | N6 Neutral Gray Heavy Body | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #B3B8BC | Silver Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #B5B9BC | Silver Fox | ΔE 6.1 |
| P3 | #8E959A | Ironhull Grey Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Italeri | #8E9493 | Medium Sea Grey Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A99E85 | Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 11.7 |
| Acrilex | #A89A82 | Concreto Paints | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- A Aluminium Mr Metal Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- B Dark Gray (1) Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C IJN Hull Color/Maizuru Mr Color ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Rough Silver Mr Metallic Color GX ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Dark Gray (1) Mr Color ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Darkgray (1) Acrysion ΔE 6.2 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot